FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS I HAVE DONATED PLASMA TWICE A WEEK.
Sherry is a great-grandmother, seamstress, tax professional and long-time Anti-D plasma donor. She runs her own tax company and for the past 40 years has donated plasma twice every week, even during the busy tax season. She spends the hour it takes to donate reading on her Kindle and relaxing.
Sherry first learned about donating plasma after her second son was born. As an Rh negative mother she was at risk from complications during pregnancy. She didn’t know much about the Rh factor at the time, but learned that a plasma-based treatment during her pregnancy was necessary to prevent harm to her developing child. She says: “I am truly grateful for that treatment and for the health of both my babies.”
She donates to help give mothers a better chance of having safe, full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. She encourages everyone in her family to donate plasma, even her son who is currently serving in the army. Sherry believes her plasma donations, and her personal story, are the most important things she can share with others.