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Tuckahoe YMCA blood drive honors memory of Robert Mason Wood

,   and  Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor
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Katie Troy with a blood donor during a blood drive held Dec. 19, 2024 at the Tuckahoe YMCA in honor of her late son, Mason. (Patty Kruszewski/Henrico Citizen)

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When Katie Troy's son was hospitalized with Burkett’s Lymphoma in Nov. of 2021, she was working part-time at the Tuckahoe YMCA. During his treatment, Mason Wood received multiple blood transfusions, but sometimes his treatment had to be delayed due to a low platelet count.  

Mason died Jan. 11, 2022, when his platelet count plunged to its lowest yet, but no platelets were available to him. As a result, the YMCA dedicated a blood drive in his memory and has allowed Troy to host a blood drive every December.  

Thirty-one people turned out for the Dec. 19, 2024 drive, which collected 27 blood donations for patients (including 5 Power Red donations), which could impact as many as 81 lives. 

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