On Sunday, WRTV and the American Red Cross are teaming up to host a blood drive. Learn how you can give the gift of life:
INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, February 20, the American Red Cross of Indiana in partnership with WRTV, 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, and Martin University’s National Center of Racial Equity and Inclusion will be hosting a Black History Month Blood Drive at Martin University’s Gathertorium.
"We need Black donors to come out and give blood," Hyacinth Rucker, Regional Communications Manager with American Red Cross of Indiana, said. She hopes the call will resonate with the Black community in Central Indiana because it ties in with their Sickle Cell Initiative. The goal is to get more Black donors to help people with a disease that primarily impacts the Black community. According to the CDC, Sickle Cell Disease occurs in about 1 out of every 365 Black births. About 1 in 13 Black babies are born with the sickle cell trait.Shealtiel Jordan, who's living with Sickle Cell, knows first-hand the importance of blood donations.
"I never really wanted a blood transfusion. I didn't have to have a blood transfusion until just a little before my 21st birthday when I had my son," Jordan said."If I didn't get it, that was going to be the end of me. I was going to see the Lord." The American Society of Hematology estimates between 70,000 to 100,000 Americans are living with Sickle Cell Disease. There's an unknown amount of people who go undiagnosed.There's no common cure for Sickle Cell Disease, but blood transfusions are one of the best treatments available, which is why the American Red Cross of Indiana is encouraging more people to come donate and give the gift of life.
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