Family looks back one year after near tragedy, encourages blood donations

Katy Roybal was celebrating the birth of her first child when she suffered complications after childbirth and needed 22 units of blood and platelets. One year later, she and her husband are encouraging others to donate blood.

 
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN | Modified: December 24, 2012 at 7:52 pm | Published: December 25, 2012   

photo - Katy and Bryan Roybal and their daughter, Jane, pose for a photo Thursday at their home in Edmond. Katy Roybal’s life was saved with 22 units of blood and platelets from the Oklahoma Blood Institute when she gave birth to Jane last year. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Katy and Bryan Roybal and their daughter, Jane, pose for a photo Thursday at their home in Edmond. Katy Roybal’s life was saved with 22 units of blood and platelets from the Oklahoma Blood Institute when she gave birth to Jane last year. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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To prevent blood shortages, blood drives are scheduled after Christmas, including one sponsored by the Oklahoma City Thunder, she said.

“The Thunder knows our predicament. They step up on...
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