WE WATCH IT WITH
YOU.
IT IS NOW 9:47 A.M.
>> THE OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE
AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY ARE
PARTNERING UP FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
YOU CAN BENEFIT PET I'M JOINED
BY DAN MAHONEY OF THE OKLAHOMA
THUNDER, A JENNIFER, A
RECIPIENT.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
MR. MAHONEY: DOING WELL.
>> WE LOVE THE THUNDER,
OBVIOUSLY.
WE HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP
TODAY.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT -- IT
IS A BLOOD DRIVE.
MR MAHONEY: IT IS.
IT IS THE NINH ANNUAL.
WE HAVE PARTNER FOR NINE YEARS
TO DO THIS.
IT HAS BEEN WONDERFULLY
SUCCESSFUL.
AN IMPORTANT TIME OF YEAR FOR
BLOOD DONATIONS.
ALL DAY.
IT IS AT COX CONVENTION CENTER.
DONORS CAN PARK FOR FREE.
YOU GET THIS VE COOL THUNDER
BLOOD DRIVE T-SHIRT.
>> AWESOME.
MR. MAHONEY: WE WILL GIVE AWAY
SOME THUNDER TICKETS.
WE ALSO HAVE TICKETS, WHILE THEY
LAST -- AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW
-- FOUR DONORS TO O BLUE --
THE D LEAGUE TEAM.
IT IS A TREMENDO DAY, AN
IMPORTANT DAY FOR THE BLOOD
INSTITUTE, THE THUNDER.
WE ARE -- WE ENJOY DOING THIS
EVERY YEAR.
IT ALSO WRAPS UP THE HOLIDAY
ASSIST -- THE MONTH AND A HALF
WORTH OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WE
DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
ALWAYS A GREAT W TO END IT.
>> THE THUNDER IS ON TOP OF
THESE THINGS -- IT IS IMPORTANT
TO BE PART OF TH COMMUNITY AND
DO SOMETHING THAT GIVES BACK.
MR. MAHONEY: ABSOLUTELY.
THE TEAM HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF
THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
IT IS IN THE FABRIC OF WHAT WE
ARE, WHAT WE DO.
>> ONE OF PEOPLE THAT HAS
BENEFITED IS JENNIFER.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
JENNIFER: I AM DOING GREAT.
>> I AM DOING WONDERFUL.
CAN YOU GIVE US BACKGROUND OF
WHY YOU NEEDED THE BLOOD?
JENNIFER: I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
AN AGGRESSIVE FORM OF LEUKEMIA.
I WAS STARTING CHEMO, AND IT
DROPS YOUR BLOOD COUNTS.
IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE DONATIONS,
I WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE.
I HAVE H MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE
TRANSLATIONS OF BLOOD,
PLATELETS, PLASMA, AND WITHOUT
THE DONATIONS OF THE SELFLESS
ACT OF PEOPLE DONATING, GIVING,
IT HAS KEPT ME ALIVE AND
FIGHTING.
>> OBVIOUSLY, YOU ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO TODAY.
IT IS A BIG BLOOD DRIVE.
JENNIFER: YES.
GREXIT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE THE
BLOOD, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS.
JENNIFER: AS A NURSE, I WORK IN
SURGERY, AND I KNOW HOW OFTEN
THE SHORTAGE OF LOVE AND
HAPPENS, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF IT.
-- BLOOD HAPPENS, AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO BE
AWARE OF IT.
IT DOES NOT TAKE TOO LONG.
IT DOES NOT HURT ANYONE.
PEOPLE WORRY I AM GOING TO BE
STUCK WITH A NEEDLE, BUT IT IS
SUCH A SELFLESS ACT.
IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG, AND IT
BENEFITS SO MANY PEOPLE.
>> I KNOW IT IS AN OBVIOUS
QUESTION, BUT IT SAVES LIVES.
MS. ANDERSON: YES, IT DOES.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
HOW MANY YEARS?
MR. MAHONEY: THIS IS OUR NINTH
YEAR.
ROCKS SO IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
YOU ARE A PATIENT THAT H BEEN
RECIPIENT.
HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?
MS ANDERSON: IT IS AMAZING.
BEING A NURSE, I EXPERIENCE IT
FROM BOTH SIDES - NURSE AND
PATIENT.
SEEING HOW MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
HAVE RALLIED AROUND TO DONATE --
THE DONATIONS MIGHT NOT DIRECTLY
GO TO ME, BUT KNOWING THEY ARE
GOING OUT TO DONATE TO ANYBODY
TO FIGHT FOR EVERYBODY THAT
NEEDS IT IS TRULY A BLESSING,
AND IT IS AMAZING.
>> OK, SO PEOPLE THAT ARE
WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A SHOT --
THEY MAY PASS OUT -- ALL OF
THAT, IS THAT TRUE?
MS. ANDERSON IT DOES NOT HURT.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT GET
LIGHTHEADED, BUT THERE A STAFF
THERE WITH SNACKS THAT HELP WITH
ALL OF THAT.
THE OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE IS
GREAT ABOUT WATCHING PEOPLE,
KEEPING AN EYE ON THEM, MAKING
SURE THEY ARE GREAT TO GO, AND
TH ARE OK TO DONATE PRIOR TO.
>> WHAT YOU FOLKS NEED TO KNOW
IF THEY WANT TO GO OUT TODAY?
MR. MAHONEY:BI MAKES IT
SIMPLE.
THEY HAVE IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
YO HEAR PEOPLE SAY WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO -- THE RESOLUTIONS,
THEY WANT TO GIVE BLOOD, THIS IS
THE DAY TO DO IT.
THIS IS THE DAY.
FREE PARKING.
IT GOES ALL DAY.
RUMBLE, THE THUNDER GIRLS.
I.
A T-SHIRT, THE POSSIBILITY OF
TICKETS.
IT IS FOR PEOPLE LIKE JENNIFER,
WHO NEED THIS TO HELP THEM
THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.
ABSOLUTELY, AND YOU WILL WANT
TO GET THOSE TICKETS BECAUSE THE
THUNDER ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK, THE WHOLE
CREW --IT STARTS TODAY.
MR. MAHONEY: 10:00 A.M. UNTIL
6:00 P.M.
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