On June 8, 1996, my (now ex-)husband and I met some friends at Pickwick Lake - we had plans to camp on an island and the men were going to fish. It was after dark before Kenneth and I got there, and Denny picked us up in his boat. On the way back to... Read 

I had leukemina in 1999. I received 30 bags of platelets and even more bags of blood. I would be dead without the donors.

At the age of 20 I discovered I was pregnant when I had been previously told I could never get pregnant. I had a very rough pregnancy with pre-eclampsia and my blood pressure hit dangerous levels quickly during the pregnancy and unfortunately, I... Read 

I would like to thank all the generous people that give blood, it has enabled me to be alive to see 5 grandchildren, and we have 2 more on the way. Without you I would not be here today. I do not know any of you but in 2002 I was admitted into the... Read 

March 2008 I started feeling a little weak and dizzy but thought nothing of it. A couple of days later, my symptoms became worse and everyone I knew kept telling me you have the flu it will take about 3 weeks to completely get over it. So I believed... Read