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Regional Blood Shortage Reaches Critical Level

Blood Recipient Joins American Red Cross in Effort to Increase

Blood Donations


Jennifer DeWitt and her dog, Kelsy

On February 7, 2002 , Jennifer DeWitt's life, and that of her family and friends, was turned upside down.   At age 24, Jennifer was involved in a nearly fatal car crash while on her way to meet her friends for dinner.   Her car was struck by a speeding motorist traveling more than 30 miles over the speed limit.   After the crash, Jennifer was immediately flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where Dr. Tom Scalea, Chief Physician at Shock Trauma, and his team, performed an operation removing Jennifer's ruptured spleen, which was causing internal bleeding.   Jennifer had also fractured both hips, injured her brain stem, suffered a broken clavicle, a collapsed lung, along with countless other maladies including double vision.   Her injuries were so severe, that her parents arranged for a priest to administer her last rights.

             

Jennifer received several blood transfusions, including five units of red blood cells, seven units of platelets, and two units of plasma.   She laid in a coma for two months, until she finally woke up to the sight of her weeping mother on April 8.   Almost immediately, Jennifer began the long and difficult process of rehabilitation, which included the need to relearn normal tasks such as talking, writing, and walking.   She continues to undergo medical procedures to repair scar tissue on her face and stomach.  

 

While Jennifer's road to recovery is not complete, she is now able to perform the basic functions that seemed hopeless shortly after her crash.   She recognizes the availability of blood as an essential part of her survival.   “If you are a person who donates blood and is not quite sure how your contribution helps,” Jennifer often reminds audiences, “take a close look at me.   I am a person who needed blood, and without donors … I would not be here today.”

 

Jennifer is now 26 years old, and lives in Bel Air, MD with her mother, Mary Ellen, her father, Doug, her brother, Jason, and her dog, Kelsy.