LifeSaver Donor Shares Her Reasons For Giving Blood
Terri Schelhouse with her husband, Billy
"I was very sick as a baby and spent several years off and on from 1962-1964 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I had severe gastric issues and, although I didn't require any blood transfusions, I had many other treatments. After numerous tests, doctors were not able to diagnose me and they ultimately told my parents to take me home and love me the best they could because I was not going to survive.
Well, needless to say, I did survive and more than forty years later... I am feeling great! I have been a member of Blood Bank of Delmarva since 1980, am a LifeSaver donor, and have given many gallons over the years. My motto is 'you can't pump a check into someone else's body, so donate blood to them.' In today's world, everyone gets so busy that they sometimes forget about the wonderful feeling of helping others. Taking a few moments to donate blood for a sick person is the least I can do."
- Terri Schelhouse
Denton, MD
