 I've had lots and lots of blood transfusions over my lifetime, probably in the hundreds. Blood helps me to be able to live. My final tour was in Afghanistan in 2008. I was hit June 3rd. The next thing I remember, I woke up in Germany. The doctor came in and said, we're going to amputate your leg. I had to get a lot of blood transfusion to stay alive. Because of you, I'm allowed to see my son grow up.