Frequently Asked Questions about Donating Platelets

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions about Donating Platelets

Leveraging more than 40 years of real estate experience, Roy MacDowell is the principal of Baystone Development, a real estate developer in Massachusetts. Roy MacDowell is a former trustee of Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), which operates a platelet donation program.

Here are some frequently asked questions about platelet donation:

Question: What are platelets?

Answer: Platelets are cells in the blood that help the blood clot to prevent bleeding. The average platelet survives for approximately five days.

Q: Why donate platelets?

A: Platelets are used in the treatment of cardiac, cancer, and transplant patients. In particular, platelets serve a crucial function for cancer patients, preventing serious bleeding episodes in the month following bone marrow transplants.

Q: How does donation work?

A: Medical professionals use a platelet pheresis machine to extract blood, remove the platelets, and then return the blood via a single sterilized needle. The process lasts between one and two hours, and individuals can donate up to 24 times per year. Prior to donation, donors should eat a healthy meal and make sure they are well hydrated. Further, donors should avoid ibuprofen and aspirin for 72 hours before donating.

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About Roy MacDowell

Roy MacDowell, a principal in the Weston, Massachusetts, real estate development and management firm Baystone Development, additionally served as the president of The MacDowell Company, a landscape design and construction firm he founded more than 40 years ago. At Baystone, he oversees strategic planning and implements the company’s vision, evaluating new projects and guiding them through to realization. In this capacity, Roy MacDowell brings his decades’ worth of experience in management and design to further the goals of the award-winning firm.

Roy MacDowell has maintained a strong commitment to community involvement and has served on the boards of numerous Massachusetts educational and charitable organizations. His posts include service as a trustee of his alma mater Babson College. In 2007, the college named a playing field after him and his family.

In 1998, The Rivers School of Weston named its new library after Roy MacDowell and his family. He and his wife had played a key role in the construction of the library, serving as co-chairs of the capital campaign steering committee and contributing the first donation to the fundraising effort. The school has also named its athletic center and arena after the family. Mr. MacDowell served as board president of the school from 2004 to 2012. On his retirement from the board, administrators noted in particular his ability to get a job done successfully from idea to completion.