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

Give Blood

Today is the big blood drive, see below. PLEASE try to ensure if you are able to give blood it is on your "TO DO" list today. I personally have seen it mentioned so many times on the news that there is a blood shortage and never really thought it would affect me anyway. It can affect any of us at any given time lets try to make giving blood an ongoing thing in our lives. I read that 9% of Americans give blood on an annual basis and if only 1% more would give we would never have blood shortages. I think that should be very easy!!

As always Henry continues to need all your prayers and support for his continued re cooperation. As Emily stated he has another surgery today on his elbow, may God watch over Henry and direct the hands of each surgeon that repairs his broken body!

We will be returning to Erie, Union City, the weekend of the 30th. We are very excited to see everyone but especially Henry. We know he has progressed so much since the last time we got to see him. That is what is wonderful about everyone keeping us informed and connected through this blog, texts and the phone. Thank you and see you all soon.