Stephanie MacWilliams didn’t think much about blood donation until she woke up one day in the intensive care unit from complications during a C-section.
“This is my first major health crisis. I have not needed blood before,” the Langley resident said. “I’ve always known there was a need of blood and how important it can be, however I never expected that I would need it. I honestly didn’t go out of my way to donate blood and found the calls from Canadian Blood Services pestering. But I’m so happy that they have pestered people because those people helped save my life.”
Now she’s helping Canadian Blood Services spread the word about why blood donation is important and will take part in the annual Sirens for Life blood drive, which sees emergency service personnel roll up their sleeves to help promote the need for donors.
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