Mrs. Delaware International 2009 Lives With Severe Anemia, Needed Blood Transfusions To Survive
Rebecca Crosen is a busy wife and mother. She also spends time traveling and representing the state as Mrs. Delaware International 2009. With that kind of schedule, you would never guess that Rebecca is living with a severe case of Anemia that almost took her life.
In the summer of 2004, Rebecca was feeling cold and weak. She went to the doctor and blood work discovered critically low iron levels.
"Average hemoglobin levels in adults range from twelve to seventeen. I was a 3.5," Rebecca said. "My doctor wouldn't let me go home. I had to be driven immediately to the hospital."
There she received 6 units of blood and a full unit of iron. Rebecca has also needed other emergency blood and iron transfusions over the years to help balance her iron deficiency.
"It's my passion to help put a face to the constant need for blood donors and give it a voice," Rebecca said. "Please donate blood. I'm living proof of its importance."
To make an appointment to give blood, call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 or click here.
Rebecca with her 9-year-old daughter, Alexis
