Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. For Jamilah Bourdon, that need became urgent on a snowy February morning in 2021.
Just five minutes from her job in New Jersey, her only route — a bridge blanketed in nearly four feet of snow — left her no choice but to ride her bike in the lane used by cars. As she edged along the bridge’s perimeter, an 18-wheeler failed to see her. In a split second, she was hit, thrown to the ground, and woke up thinking she had died.
She hadn’t — but just barely.
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