Blood Assurance counts on blood donors all year and is encouraging donors to give in honor of Mother’s Day this year. Blood Assurance has been in critical need for several months with no signs of that changing. Amanda Knox, a mother of two, was saved by blood donors when she was just a young girl in the year 2000.
Amanda contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 2000. The illness is uncommon in this area and doctors struggled to diagnose her. During that time, she fell into a coma for twelve days. Without the help of blood donors, Amanda would not be here today. After receiving many pints of blood and platelets, Amanda was able to make a full recovery and is now a mother of two.
“I was bleeding internally everywhere and my liver and kidneys shut down,” Amanda said recalling her experience. “Blood Assurance stepped in and saved the day by reaching out to the community to pull in blood for me. There’s a lot of people that don’t know me and I don’t know them, but I lead a normal life now thanks to them. Without those donors I wouldn’t be here. It’s very important for people to give.”
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