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I was not able to give blood for our grandson this summer during his liver transplant surgeries.....because of my Parkinsons meds. Another interesting thing that we found at UCSF was that blood given specifically for Griffin cost $100 per unit......and blood from the blood bank cost only $50 per unit........his mother continued to give blood every 3 days because she wanted him to have it.....but we were surprised at the "extra cost".......That blood needed to be processed and handled separately, rather than in batches with the rest and stored until it was needed to be used. As a postscript to this........after 81 days at UCSF.....Griffin is finally home from the hospital.......2 liver transplants, 3 blood clots, two moderate rejection periods, several infections and drug reactions just to name a few of his events for the summer! And now he is an 18 month old with a chance to grow up!!! Rita 55/10