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Brigitte’s daughter, Caelis, was born premature and spent her first four months in the neonatal intensive care unit. During that time, she underwent heart duct surgery, suffered from an infection that put her on the brink of sepsis, and had so many blood tests and needle pricks that she was constantly needing blood transfusions to keep her tiny, 1.5-pound body fighting. “It was then that I realized how important blood donation was,” says Brigitte. “All these anonymous donors were keeping my first and