A mother of two with sickle cell disease met several blood donors who helped save her life.

The New York Blood Center held the reunion on Valentine’s Day.

Stacey Sottile is a lifelong New Yorker who was born and raised in Queens.

Like approximately 10,000 New Yorkers, Stacey lives with sickle cell disease, an inherited red cell disorder that is most common among African Americans.

She is transfused every six weeks. The 51-year-old has even written a book about her journey, but she couldn’t have scripted an event like Tuesday’s meeting.

“It’s just overwhelming just to receive blood all of these years, I never imagined meeting a donor,” she said.

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