Jean Brasic doesn’t need any special incentive to donate blood. The Tomah resident was among 76 people who donated blood during a two-day Tomah Health/Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin drive at Recreation Park July 20-21.
“About 50 years ago, my brother and his wife lost their three-year-old son to leukemia and during the course of treatment, while the doctors were trying to save his life, he received many transfusions. Somebody gave blood to try to save his life, so it’s been important to me to do the same,” Brasic said while holding back tears. “It’s a good way to give back.”
Versiti is the sole supplier of blood to nearly 50 hospitals in Wisconsin including Tomah Health, which Brasic said is important to her.
“I think it’s really important to give to an organization that helps our local hospitals and in the state of Wisconsin,” she said. “This is a community effort and these are my friends and neighbors, so if I can help in this small way, that’s a good thing.”
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