Perth East Fire Department will team up with Canadian Blood Services on Tuesday to ensure the supply of lifesaving blood products.
This is the third year in a row that they are hosting a blood donor clinic in honour of Krista-Leigh Shiell.
Shiell was rushed to Stratford General Hospital in 2006 with severe internal injuries after an unoccupied vehicle rolled and pinned her against a garage. Her bruised and swollen liver ripped during emergency surgery and began hemorrhaging. She required an immediate 13 units of blood.
She was rushed to London health Sciences with a 5 per cent survival rate. But after 48 units of blood and 26 days in the hospital, she eventually recovered.
You can make an appointment to Give Life or show up today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Perth East Recreation Centre at 40 Temperance St. in Milverton.
“Without the blood, I would have died... I got everything back,” said Shiell and she's encouraging eligible blood donors to step forward and give the gift that saved her life.
Last year’s clinic brought out 115 blood donors, and the hope is that this year’s clinic will match it. A team of Perth East Firefighters will be donating together at the clinic.
