Last November, Tracy Fox stepped into a crosswalk and her life changed forever.
Tracy, one of our employees who works in Government Relations, was leaving an event at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. when she was hit by a bus. The wheels caught her left leg, and when she woke up in the hospital, she learned the damage was so extensive that she’d need an amputation.
Unfortunately, Tracy developed an infection and her hemoglobin levels dropped so low that surgery wasn’t possible. That’s when her care team ordered a blood transfusion.
“That one unit of blood saved my life because I was able to have surgery, eliminate the infection, and go on to recover,” she said.
Tracy received her blood transfusion on Christmas Day, the best Christmas present she says she’s ever gotten. She spent January in the hospital and was eventually able to return home, continue rehabilitation, and receive a prosthetic leg.
Tracy says she’s living proof of something that’s often said here at the Red...