The 38th Annual Donor Days Blood Drive is underway. The event kicked off Wednesday morning at the Schroeder Expo Center in Paducah.

Similar to last year, the American Red Cross has set a goal to collect 500 pints of blood, which means 20 people need to donate blood every hour during the two-day event.

Mike Austin was one of several people who got in line early to donate.

“You know, I always make jokes like, I can tell when they pull the blood out that it kind of glows because it’s so special,” Austin said.

Jokes aside, Austin is right. His blood is special. Not only is he a universal donor with type O negative, but he’s also CMV negative, which is the only blood that can be given to babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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