Only seven percent of people have O-negative blood, the universal blood type, and it is critical for trauma units to have it on the shelves for patients like Breanna. “If we didn’t have blood products, she probably would have expired. I mean blood can be lifesaving and sometimes the child or teenager has lost so much blood that the only way we can save them is to give them transfusions,” said Dr. Mark Clark, Medical Director at Orlando Health.
“I would be on a ball still crying and here she is saying 'I’m going to go forward, I’m going to run, I’m going to try, and I’m not going to let anything stop me',” said Katheleen McMahon.
With the support of her family, the help of the level one trauma unit in Orlando and the gift of life from blood donors, Breanna is back on the soccer field. She is currently coaching the varsity soccer team at Brevard College in North Carolina