A late-night motorcycle ride in 2025 nearly turned deadly when Amanda was T-boned by a car.

She and her friends stopped at a gas station to fuel up. As they were leaving, a driver ran a red light, headed straight for Amanda.

The car pinned Amanda’s leg against her Yamaha R7 and dragged her along the road before hitting the brakes.

“The only thing I remember from that night was looking at my friends while I was laying on the ground and giving them my husband’s phone number,” Amanda said. “After that, everything’s a blur.”

She woke up nearly a day later. She couldn’t move.

Her entire foot was shattered. Her back, collarbone, ribs and shoulder were broken. A tube had been placed in her lung to help her breathe. She was covered in road rash from the bottom of her foot all the way to her chest.

Eight units of blood supported Amanda through her surgery that first night in the hospital as doctors worked to save her foot.

“It kind of saved me all together. It doesn’t matter how many people were there in the moment, or how many surgeries I could have survived, if I didn’t have the blood to complete those surgeries and get through it, it wouldn’t have mattered.”

Thanks to blood donors, an incredible medical team, and the unwavering support of her husband and friends, Amanda got to go home to her two young boys.

“It means a lot that I’ll get to watch my kids grow up, and spend many more years with my husband,” she said. “I got a second chance at life that I didn’t know was possible. It means the world to me. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You literally helped save my life.”

A blood donor herself, Amanda is always eager to share her story and encourage others to give as well.

“Somebody somewhere down the line needs that blood that you’re giving,” she said. “Without it, they may not live to see tomorrow. If you can donate, donate.”