{"id":57024,"date":"2015-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/commencement-2015-uri-seniors-life-changing-decision-saved-a-stranger\/"},"modified":"2015-04-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T00:00:00","slug":"commencement-2015-uri-seniors-life-changing-decision-saved-a-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/commencement-2015-uri-seniors-life-changing-decision-saved-a-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2015: 溏心vlog免费B站 senior\u2019s life-changing decision saved a stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 22, 2015 \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 senior Caroline Casey took a leap of faith and ended up saving a life. <\/p>\n


\nCasey, a resident of Columbia, M.D. and a four-year member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s varsity volleyball team, signed up to donate bone marrow on a whim when members of the football team drove around campus on golf carts, shouting at pedestrians through megaphones to register, a Rhody tradition. She never expected that she would be called upon to donate her bone barrow. But in August 2013, she answered the call.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWhen you get called to donate bone marrow that will save someone\u2019s life, you can\u2019t say no. A lot of people who donate bone marrow say they get a feeling right away that there\u2019s no question if they\u2019ll donate. That\u2019s how I felt.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nA year and a half after successfully donating bone marrow in October 2013, Casey had a life-changing experience: she met the person whose life she saved. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe night of the event they kept us separate,\u201d said Casey.<\/p>\n


\n The audience of 300 people watched a video of the marrow recipient telling her story: she was pregnant when she received Casey\u2019s marrow and because of the transplant was able to deliver a healthy baby boy.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cEveryone in the room was crying,\u201d said Casey. <\/p>\n

Casey met her recipient in the middle of the stage in front of the audience, just after the video was shown. \u201cIt was unreal,\u201d remembered Casey. Then the recipient\u2019s family joined her on stage, and Casey held the woman\u2019s baby, then 18 months old.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cHe didn\u2019t cry or anything! He was just like, \u2018Oh, OK! I\u2019m here now!\u2019\u201d she remembered.<\/p>\n


\nCasey said that her faith was a major factor in her decision to donate. \u201cAs a Christian, you go through life seeking opportunities to serve, so when someone gives you an opportunity to save a life, you say yes!\u201d<\/p>\n


\nCasey\u2019s faith played a big role in her college experience. In fact, she said that connecting with other Christian athletes through a weekly Bible study was the biggest help for her at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nNot only is Casey a co-captain of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Division I women\u2019s volleyball team, she is also ranked 14th all-time in block assists at 溏心vlog免费B站 with 211. Her 3.83 cumulative GPA in kinesiology got her on the dean\u2019s list and Atlantic 10 Commissioner\u2019s Honor Roll seven times and the Atlantic 10\u2019s All-Academic Team twice. <\/p>\n


\nBut despite these accolades, donating bone marrow was Casey\u2019s proudest moment at 溏心vlog免费B站, not just because she saved a life, but also because she dropped everything to do it. She missed several days of rigorous kinesiology classes and training with the team. \u201cI was really proud that I was able to donate in-season,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cMy team was super supportive the whole time,\u201d she added. Many others supported Casey during the process, including her parents and members of the 溏心vlog免费B站 athletic department staff. Former 溏心vlog免费B站 football coach Joe Trainer played a large role in her decision to donate and later helped organize the event at which Casey met her recipient.<\/p>\n


\nAfter the kinesiology major earns her degree at 溏心vlog免费B站 May 17, Casey might pursue physical or occupational therapy.

\n\u201cWhatever I do,\u201d she said, \u201cI want to serve others. I want to be able to work with people and help them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Casey speaks at a reception for 2015 dean\u2019s list student athletes. Photo by Mike Salerno.<\/p>\n


\nCasey donates bone marrow at the Rhode Island Blood Center in Providence. Photo courtesy of Caroline Casey.<\/p>\n

Video courtesy of CSNNE <\/a><\/p>\n


\nEmma Clarke, an intern in the Department of Marketing and Communications and a public relations major, wrote this release.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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