Arizona Woman Who Donated 23 Gallons of Blood Over Her Lifetime Honored Posthumously
By
Lexi Lane
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Summary
Paula Off, an Arizona woman, donated over 23 gallons of blood (more than 300 donations) throughout her lifetime, inspired by her daughter who survived only four and a half months with the help of blood transfusions, and her father who had aplastic anemia. After her death from cancer, a blood drive was held in her honor to celebrate her extraordinary commitment to blood donation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOur daughter only survived four and a half months, but they worked valiantly to try and save her life, and a lot of transfusions
But then her father came down with a thing called aplastic anemia, which is a form of anemia which, in most cases is fatal, but they were keeping him alive with very
She was giving up until the very last minute of her life
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