Every two seconds someone in America needs blood and one Midlands woman is dedicated to making sure that need is met. For more than 10 years Kathy Shaw has organized blood drives at her church.

“She just gives and gives and gives and gives – that’s just where she finds joy,” Katrina Macari, Kathy’s daughter, said.

Watching Kathy in action, you would never know that her desire to help others, comes in part from a place of loss and pain.

“Back in 2002, our son Chuck was diagnosed with Leukemia. He had a bone marrow transplant and he used many, many units of blood and platelets,” said Kathy.

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