A Marshfield, Mo. man is alive due in part to the help of several strangers.
In 2020, Sid McConnell began suffering from chest pains. He needed a quadruple bypass in order to survive. As part of the procedure, McConnell received seven blood transfusions.
On Friday, he met and thanked two donors of blood he desperately needed at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks in Branson. The generosity of these men is especially meaningful to McConnell, because he himself has been a faithful blood donor for many years. He says he hopes his story drives home how important it is to give.
“We all need blood,” said McConnell. “And people are the only source of that. and when we are willing to step up and make a donation we are directly contributing to somebody being able to maintain their life.”
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