false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider if cologuard is right for you. o donnell: tonight, we want to thank you for your response to the historic blood shortage that led the red cross to declare the first-ever national blood crisis. it inspired many of you to donate blood, and today, i gave, too. so many americans answered the nationwide call to arms. in some parts of the country, blood drives are completely booked this week. i saw your segment. o donnell: meredith bills and katie ripley stepped up. meredith, what made you want to donate? well, i really did watch the show, and thought oh, i could go do that. i haven t donated in decades.
o donnell: earlier today we gave blood at the red cross hall of service here in the nation s capital. my blood will go to three people. donations plummeted during the pandemic, but there are covid safety measures in place social distancing and a mask requirement for all. very safe and painless. doesn t hurt at all. it was my second donation, but katie ripley is going for the first time. katie, what do you think about this effort that you re now involved in to encourage more people to go out and give blood? i m really excited about it. it really feels like a concrete way to help people and do some good in a time when a lot of us fel powerless. o donnell: katie is not just a donor. a blood donation saved her life after she was hit by a car when she was six years old. what s motivating me is knowing that i can help other people the way that i was helped. and i m so grateful for the person who donated blood so that i could be here today. o donnell: so this is your way of givin
When cancer survivor Katie Ripley got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her small town didn't have the specialized care she needed. But with omicron surging, there was no ICU bed to transfer her to.
When cancer survivor Katie Ripley got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her small town didn't have the specialized care she needed. But with omicron surging, there was no ICU bed to transfer her to.
When cancer survivor Katie Ripley got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her small town didn't have the specialized care she needed. But with omicron surging, there was no ICU bed to transfer her to.