Mikaela
Mikaela's Story: An Emergency After Giving Birth
In 2021, Mikaela had a c-section due to her daughter, Isabella, being breech. Four hours after she had Isabella she began to severely hemorrhage. She needed medical attention quickly, which resulted in 3 additional emergency surgeries that same day including a life-saving and changing hysterectomy. Mikaela woke up in the ICU still on a ventilator to learn she lost over 4.5 liters of blood and required 32 units of blood product.
"I had a c-section due to my daughter being breech. Four hours after giving birth, I began to severely hemorrhage. I needed medical attention quickly, which resulted in three additional emergency surgeries that same day including a life-saving and changing hysterectomy."
Mikaela woke up in the Intensive Care Unit, having lost over 4.5 liters of blood. She required 32 units to be transfused.
"If it wasn't for the generous people who donate blood, I wouldn't be here today with my husband to help raise our 2 children or follow my dreams I had worked so hard towards. They not only saved my life that day, but my entire families life as we knew it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!"