Ellaine Davies is just one of many whose quality of life was improved by blood donations. Shortly after giving birth to her second son in 2020, her hemoglobin numbers dropped drastically.

“I was really stressed because the world has shut down, the stress of that, and then I had a newborn coming into the world that needed me to be 100%, and I was like 10%,” Davies shared.

That’s when the doctor told her that she needed a blood transfusion.

“I felt relieved that I was going to be able to take care of my son,” she says.

Davies isn’t alone. Laura Kamada with Vitalant says that one out of seven people who come to the hospital will need a blood transfusion.

"We've had people who needed blood due to pregnancy issues. We've had people who needed blood for cancer reasons; fire victims, burn vi

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