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Meghan Daily

Meghan Daily had always been active and healthy until she developed swelling in her hands and feet, and experienced weight gain. What she had attributed to “college student weight gain” turned out to be lupus nephritis – an autoimmune disease.

Meghan’s kidneys weren’t functioning and her hemoglobin count was only three and she had only four units of blood in her body! With the dramatic blood loss, doctors diagnosed her as having thrombotic throbocytopenic purpura (TTP). It impeded clotting and has a clogging effect – Meghan was bleeding to death.

After eight months of dialysis and receiving 987 units of blood components, Meghan improved. Said Meghan, “If there weren’t 987 to give blood, I wouldn’t be alive right now.” Today Meghan is doing well and has regained her energy for life again.