Blood Bank Membership Protects Family in Elkton
Fran K. of Elkton, Maryland has been a Blood Bank member for about 4 years. He joined to protect his wife and three young children for the cost of replacing the blood they used - if it was ever needed. And then the unthinkable happened.
PICTURED: Fran with his wife, Linda, and 3 children
Fran's wife, Linda, was diagnosed with leukemia in November of 2007. She began aggressive chemotherapy treatments and has needed more than 20 units of platelets and red blood cells since then to survive. Those blood products also helped her recover from a cord blood transplant in July.
"The Blood Bank has saved us in more ways than one," said Fran. "Everything with Linda's health is looking great right now and even though I'm not expecting her to need any other blood transfusions... it's a relief to know we're covered if she does."
