Jamie Steelman on August 1st at the Fountains: Give Blood 4 Ryan

Mortgage lender opens up about losing his oldest son, the blood drive he runs in his memory, and why donated blood gave their family 21 years. He grew up a sports nut, became a church league legend, and tried to walk on at Western Kentucky before reality hit. Then he had his first son at 20, walked into the hospital one person and walked out a different one. He learned mortgages in 1995 by getting handed a phone book and told to start calling, ran batting cages in La Vergne before the timing was right, coached a dead-last team to beating the Tigers, and eventually started his own branch. The heart of this one is his son. When his boy was born, his mom's placenta separated, and he lost so much blood he looked like a Smurf. Two transfusions kept him alive. He had AB negative, one of the rarest types, and Vanderbilt happened to have two units ready in 1994. Donated blood is the reason the family got 21 years with him. After he passed in 2016, the Red Cross expected the memorial drive to shrink and need a school or church to fill it out. Ten years later it's still standalone, and one of their largest. He also gets into the 18 year old who told them "I'm not going anywhere" after the loss, and the families who show up wearing a different color shirt from every year. FAQ's 1.When and where is the blood drive?  August 1st at the Fountains in Murfreesboro.   2.Why does he do a blood drive?  His son needed two transfusions to survive at birth, and donated blood gave the family 21 years with him.   3.How long does giving blood actually take?  About 45 minutes once the needle is in.   4.How can I get involved? Contact him or his wife to sign up, or just show up that day.   5.What does he do for work?  He's a mortgage lender in Murfreesboro who started his own branch at CMG.   Give blood 4 Ryan on August 1st at the Fountains, or reach out to Jamie to find out how!   Where to find Jamie? Website: http://jamiestillman.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mortgagesbysteelman/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-steelman-1512209    Give Life 4 Ryan,  Register online at: https://www.givelife4ryan.com/ or via Jamie Steelman, (615) 238-7426   Spread The Positive website: spreadthepositive.net  Socials: @spreadthepositive