MAKE A REAL IMPACT IN SOMEONE’S LIFE. AS ALWAYS, WE’RE PARTNERING WITH VITALANT FOR THE KCRA 3 BLOOD DRIVE FOR LIFE. YOU CAN REALLY HELP OUT HERE. LAST YEAR YOU MIGHT REMEMBER YOU MET THIS MOTHER OF TWINS, HEATHER HOFFMAN, RECEIVING 11 PINTS OF BLOOD AFTER THE BIRTH OF HER BABIES, AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION LED TO A SERIES OF COMPLICATIONS AT THE TIME. THIS YEAR, SHE ENDED UP BACK IN THE IN SURGERY, RECEIVING TWO MORE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. SHE’S DOING JUST FINE NOW, AND SO ARE THE TWINS, WHO ARE TWO YEARS OLD, SHE SAYS. ALL THAT SHE’S BEEN THROUGH HAS STRENGTHENED HER COMMITMENT TO DONATE. I HAD 11 PINTS OF BLOOD TO GIVE BACK THEN AND KNEW IT WAS GOING TO TAKE ME WELL INTO TWO YEARS TO GIVE IT BACK LITTLE DID I KNOW I WAS GOING TO NEED THAT BLOOD AGAIN. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR ME AGAIN TO GIVE BACK EVERYTHING THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME, TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER ELSE NEEDS IT, THAT BLOOD IS READY AND ABLE FOR THEM. WHEN THE TIME COMES. AND HEATHER SAYS SHE WAS EVENTUALLY DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE ARTERY DISORDER THAT CAN CAUSE BLEEDING LIKE THIS. SHE SAYS IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE AND CONTINUING TO ASK QUESTIONS WHEN SOMETHING JUST DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE BLOOD. OUR BLOOD DRIVE FOR LIFE RUNS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WEEK. YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN ALSO WALK IN DAY OF. THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM. THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS, ONE AT THE SIERRA COLLEGE IN ROCKLIN AND THE ALSO THE SECOND ONE IN THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO YMCA. WE HAVE A LIST O