During a shortage, OneBlood calls on African-Americans to save woman with rare blood type

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Central Florida Public Media | By Joe Mario Pedersen

 

The race to save a South Florida woman is on.

OneBlood is calling on those of African descent to donate blood as soon as they can to save the life of 18-year-old Gigi Felix, who has sickle cell disease and is in need of a rare blood type combination.

Sickle cell disease is a chronic illness that affects red blood cells and causes severe pain, and in some extreme cases, death.

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