Husband donates kidney on wedding anniversary, saves her life
Nashville (WSMV) You’re bound to hear some great love stories around Valentine’s, but one local couple has a story that’s truly incredible. It’s a story that brings new meaning to finding your match.
February 14, Valentine’s, it’s an important date on the calendar for Mike and Reda Blair of Franklin.
“It’s amazing to have someone that’s your best friend as well as your partner in life,” said Reda.
But then, dates on the calendar are especially important to them. Go back. January 6. That’s both Mike and Reda’s birthday. Go forward. March 9. That’s their wedding anniversary.
Nissan Stadium Turns Red to Raise Awareness of Heart Disease in Women Feb 04, 2021 at 07:00 AM Copied! Gary Glenn
NASHVILLE Nissan Stadium will turn RED on Friday, Feb. 5 from 4:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. in support of Ascension Saint Thomas and the American Heart Association s National Wear Red Day to help raise awareness of the threat of heart disease in women as part of the Go Red for Women movement.
Heart disease is deadlier than all forms of cancer combined, and past research has revealed that heart disease is the number one killer of women. To save lives and raise awareness of this serious issue, the American Heart Association launched Go Red for Women.
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For ten months, Tesha Akins scoured the halls of Vanderbilt’s COVID-19 unit, cleaning between the illness and the death, spreading hope to patients isolated from their loved ones. She has been there when some went home. She has been there when some died.
Through it all, Akins has known that she too is at risk. It would be no surprise if the virus jumped from a patient to her, as it has to so many frontline healthcare workers combating the pandemic.
But when Akins arrives at work next week, she will be safer. Not immune, but resistant.