Katy's Korner

We are so excited to share this news with you - Katy Hubbell of Fisher has returned HOME! She was released from Texas Children's Hospital on August 24. What a happy day for the Hubbell family! Although she's home, she still needs to be "checked out" by her docs in Chicago on a regular basis. Katy will spend the next few months building her immune system and regaining stamina. Her blood counts are quite good so she just may have aplastic anemia licked!

Blood donors be proud - you helped save this little girl's life. During the course of her treatment, Katy needed 37 transfusions of red blood cells and 78 transfusion of apheresed platelets.

More exciting news - in October, Katy, Mary and CBSI Donor Relations Coordinator, Trish Haworth, will be traveling to Orlando! America's Blood Centers will kick off their year 2000 campaign "Pints for Half-Pints, Giving Kids a Second Chance at Life." ABC asked that each blood center choose a child to represent their blood center. (We didn't have to think twice!) Katy's picture will appear in a year 2000 calendar. As part of the event, each child (and escorts) will receive free entry to Sea World! The departure date is Wednesday, October 13! Tune into your televisions. You might catch a glimpse of Katy meeting Shamu!

If you haven't checked Katy's website in a while, you're missing out on some great new pictures.