How'd I miss this one... Stephen Glad to hear your Dad has pulled through, My uncle was diagnosed at 46 with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and is still cancer free today almost 8 yeas later.
Since he was in the hospital and needed platelets so frequently I've been giving them and continued until I moved. I gave the platelets because I could give them more frequently than whole blood.
When my mom was diagnosed in 95, with leukemia, and the aids was still a scary picture, I travelled from county to county to give blood. I can remember giving blood in two different counties to supply her with good blood several times. Twinkies and orange juice can't supply the sugar you need. It is a horrific disease. Cancer sucks.