Yet they have the ride go across the country. They just do this because it's the right thing to do and they believe in it. Also, I learned a lot from LifeSouth. When I started out on this ride, I was all about organ donation. But I realized during the ride that blood donations are desperately needed and life-saving, too.
Blood is even necessary for a transplant.
Whenever an organ is transplanted, there is a risk of internal bleeding. So the transplant may not happen if there's not enough blood on the shelf at the hospital. I also learned a lot about bone marrow, stem cells and umbilical cord blood. Of course, all the sponsors were really great, too. The events they planned were first-rate, as were the people we met from each sponsor.