Tuesday July 27th

Henry is going in for a cleaning today. Dan and I were under the impression he was done being put under the anesthesia for awhile but we were wrong. Henry still has to get the cleanings and new suction tubes put in his leg and we are assuming his elbow.

Please pray for Henry he has had a rough time coming out of the anesthesia the last couple of times. We will be there this weekend we will be able to share more details. Can't wait to see everyone but mostly Henry!!!

23 July Hooray!!!

I just got word that Henry has come out of surgery from this morning. Everything went well and he is finished with his skin grafts. Hopefully this will give him a break from the continual surgeries and he can start to heal.

Visiting Henry

July 21st 2010

Hank, Barb and Brian


Hank & Brian

54 Donors

We are very excited that specifically for Henry there were 54 Donors!!!!!! Thank everyone who came out, that is awesome.

Henry will be having a skin graft surgery on his leg on Friday and good news this could be the last skin graft. The elbow is done. Yeah!

Henry's YouTube video is up to 144 views WOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh1xS6rF9y0

A mother's love

Love is all powerful, especially that of a mother's!
And, when her child is hurt, broken & suffering...
the pain that hits her comes in waves, and is almost unbearable.
The worry, exhausting,
the sleepless nights, many...
but, the strength she finds, can lift the world!
Her faith is unshakable,
and hope, she always has hope!!

Dan,
When your mom found out you posted Henry's song,
she started to cry...
How did he find the time? He has so much on his plate right now.
And, through her tears, she also said,
I have the best boys!!!

I say, Dan & Henry...
You boys have the best mom!!

Love,
Faith
& Hope

Heart To Heart Blood Drive July 19, 2010

Larry Frederick, Bonnie Rafferty, Cory Rafferty,
Chris Bowersox & Dave


Larry Frederick & Carl Rafferty

Carl Rafferty, Adella Frederick & Cory Rafferty

Everybody Loves You Henry!!!

Exciting Day at the Blood Drive

Bonnie said the Blood Drive is going very well there have been some media coverage. There also was an appearance from Larry Frederick an ex police officer that was hit by a drunk driver going 65mph. He is an advocate for blood donation and an inspiration for healing. I found a couple of links with his accomplishments since his accident. For those of you on Facebook he also has a Facebook page which might have pictures with Bonnie today.

The first is his 2010 blog and website:

http://lifeacrossamerica.com/blog/

http://lifeacrossamerica.com

http://www.americasblood.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=380

http://cjonline.com/news/local/2010-07-03/x_country_cyclists_stop_in_topeka

Also Dan Desrochers Director of Marketing at the Erie Community Blood Center left a comment on this mornings post which was very nice and appreciated...check it out!

Community Blood Bank