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FEBRUARY 2021 ■ www.ReporterNewspapers.net Commentary | 13 DUN To find out more, I spoke with some recent donors, many of whom have do nated multiple times. For some, donating is a family affair. Dr. Lonnie Herzog, an internal medi cine physician, and his wife Kim and daughter Nikki donated their CCP to ABS together. His son, Dr. Alex Herzog, who had not had the virus, joined them for moral support. “We were fortunate to have mild cas es and recovered quickly without any complications,” said Herzog. “It was im portant to be able to give as a family.” Dunwoody sales engineer Chris Germann, diagnosed in late July, was “wiped out for two days.” “I self-quarantined in the basement for 10 days. My wife opened the door and threw food down. When I was thirsty, I went outside to the sprinkler. Nobody else got it,” he said. A sense of humor helps. With AB- blood, Germann is a uni versal plasma donor, has donated CCP three times (plus more than 25 units of platelets since 2015) and considers do nating personal downtime. “The hardest part is sitting still for two hours,” he said. “The needle doesn’t hurt as much as pulling the tape off, and you get to watch a movie, drink wa ter or juice and eat junk food.” Sandy Springs marketing executive Sarah Anne Dickman was sick for eight days in December and has already do nated and scheduled a second appoint ment. “I didn’t know about CCP till I read about it on Facebook,” she said. “It might seem intimidating, but it’s just a needle stick.” Dunwoody teacher Stacey Asher was sick for a week in July and has donat ed five times, sometimes while attend ing virtual faculty meetings. “It helps more people than you know,” she said. And do patients who receive CCP ever give back? Attorney Richard Morgan did. In November, hospitalized in the ICU at Northside with COVID-19 and dou ble-pneumonia, his oxygen level “plum meted” so low he was told “it could go either way.” Within 24 hours of receiv ing CCP and other experimental medi cations, his body started fighting back. “The doctors were shocked at my fast turn-around,” he wrote in his news letter. He’s now a CCP donor at ABS. Atlanta Blood Services has locations at Northside Hospital Sandy Springs and Marietta. For information, go to http://www.atlantabloodservices.com. ATLANTA'S FINEST SHOWROOM R LINING IS HERE. New Funding and Flexibility in SBA Lending fe Small Business Administration for ts Sure to Benefit Small Businesses. Thanks tc Enhancarnar Gain Easier Access to Capital and the Opportunity You've been Waiting for to Expand [^ SBA Will Make P+I Payments for 6 Months Up to $9,000 for Eligible Loans Closed and Funded Between 2/1/21-9/30/21 [^ Higher Borrowing Limits on Certain SBA Programs □ Quicker Approval Response Times as Soon as 36 Hours on Express Loans 0^ SAVE Big with Waived Fees for Both the 7(a) and 504 Loan Programs ooo www.SignatureBankGA.com • 404-609-0234 • www.SBALoansAtlanta.com 6065 Roswell Rd. Suite 110 & 600, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Signature Bank of Georgia is not affiliated with Signature Bank of New York. Siam iijcJ: Dur /#//#/« DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT A Construction Resources*Company V 7455 Trowbridge Road. | Sandy Springs, GA 30328 | 404.255.0640 www.sewellappliance.com BEST APPLIANCE STORE/ COMPANY In partnership with: Kitchen Aid"
