I have several binders that contain Matthew's medical records. One binder contains a copy of every blood test he's ever received, all organized by date and test. CBCs are in the front, chemistries are in the back. The article Blood Counts and Record Keeping , contains examples of actual lab sheets, and a record-keeping sheet that you can use to keep track of your child's blood counts. Tape recorder For parents who keep track of more information than a calendar can hold and who find writing a journal too time consuming, using a tape recorder works well.
Small machines are very inexpensive, and can be carried in a pocket.
I started keeping a journal in the hospital, but I was just too upset and exhausted to write in it faithfully. A good friend who was a writer by profession told me to use a tape recorder. It was a great idea and saved a lot of time. I could say everything that had happened in just a few minutes every day. I kept a separate notebook just for blood counts so that I could check them at a glance.