New Mom Needed 87 Pints of Blood to Survive Birth of Daughter
Kim W., 33, had the 'perfect pregnancy.'
"My water broke early in the morning," she said. "The baby was out in three pushes- it was easy labor."
But then something went wrong. She couldn't stop bleeding. Kim was rushed back to the emergency room for immediate surgery. She needed a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding.
Kim also needed 87 units of blood- about 8 times her normal blood volume. She woke up a day and a half later on life support.
That was two years ago. Today, Kim and her daughter, Lilly, are both doing fine.
"Thank you to the people who give blood everyday," said Kim. "I can tell you first-hand that blood saved my life."
