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MOLLY DAWSON ‘13 HELPING FIGHT COVID-19

In early June, Dawson started feeling Blood Center, Dr. Dennis Williams. the symptoms herself. “It felt like I was Williams said this plasma is part of a drowning. I took myself to the ER and therapy where they collect antibodies started this journey I didn’t think I would from patients who had COVID and have be on.“ now recovered. “It’s a very powerful Within 12 hours of being treated on her donation to be able to collect from one own floor, they decided she was getting person to treat four others,” said Dr. worse, and needed to be airlifted to Williams. He said they are still studying Nashville. Molly spent the next 17 days the convalescent plasma transfusions, on a ventilator. “Plasma is one of the saying anyone who gets a transfusion is things that helped save my life”. Three monitored closely after. months after recovering, Dawson is now Molly’s dream as a nurse is to save lives making history. any way she can. While she can’t work “She’s the first person we are collecting currently, she can help in other ways convalescent plasma from, who received while she is recovering. convalescent plasma as part of her Molly wants to encourage you to wear therapy when she was hospitalized,” your mask and donate blood when you said Medical Director of the Kentucky can.