Stories of Commitment: More Inspirational Stories From Commit for Life Donors
February 5, 2009
Congratulations to these winners in the "Continue the Commitment" promotion! These individuals were among the many who have shared their stories about why they Commit for Life. In addition to having their stories featured here, they are the recipients of 500 points for the Commit for Life store.
Remigio Revilla and Toni Broussard are two examples of individuals who thought they could not donate blood for medical reasons, but Committed for Life and have helped save many lives since finding out they could donate after all.
Read their stories below to learn why they Commit for Life, and submit your story if you haven't yet!
Remigio Revilla:
I wanted to be able to help. To be able to support Commit for Life. To be able to help give a gift of life. To be able to say I am doing something. What about you? Especially since I found out a diabetic can give too.
Commit for Life means to me: sharing, caring, loving. When I give blood they don’t just draw it but ask how are you doing. They care for you as well.
Toni Broussard:
I had always been told that I could not give blood because I have the sickle cell trait. I've never taken the time out to read any of the information about being a donor. So, while I was vacationing in New York City, I got the worst call that anyone could imagine – that my father was very ill, didn't have long to live and that someone needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
He had gone into the hospital to have a biopsy done on his liver and never recovered. I ended up having to fly home to Houston from New York City and then to Salt Lake City, Utah, and when I walked into his hospital room, he passed away shortly thereafter.
The very next month, the chairperson here at work (Memorial Hermann Home Health) was signing employees up to donate blood; she gave me information to read over, and for sure, I qualified.
I realized at that moment that so many people were involved in trying to save my father's life just because he needed blood transfusions. I have given or at least tried to give blood every time the donor coach comes to my place of employment. Every time I donate blood, I think of my father and how proud he would be of me.