As CBS Bay Area partners with Vitalant to encourage people to donate blood amid critical shortages, we're hearing from members of the community who say the gift of blood is the gift of life.
to encourage people to donate blood amid critical shortages, we're hearing from members of the community who say the gift of blood is the gift of life. remembers well the need she had for blood during a life-saving heart transplant. Denise Redeker with the Heartfelt Help FoundationRedeker was diagnosed in her twenties with post-partum cardio myopathy, a weakening and enlargement of the heart muscle.
While she waited, she suffered a massive heart attack. Miraculously, a heart became available, and so was the four pints of blood needed to sustain her during the surgery and recovery. "I had a new heart and several pints of blood to keep me alive," Redeker said."Blood and plasma donors saved my life."
Denise says sometimes it's the small acts of service that do big things blood donors may never realize are so important. "They may have thought they were just going to a simple company blood drive because it was the thing to do. But it saved my life," she said."I hope they realize the hero they are and the difference they are making."
CBS News Bay Area is backing community blood drives taking place on Wednesday, January 18 and Thursday, January 19Emeryville - Bay Street Shopping Center 12:00 PM - 5:00 PMThursday, January 19Dublin, Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PMMore information can be found by visiting
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