Starlight Theatre president donates convalescent plasma

The president of Starlight Theatre was the first to donate convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment.

A MAN WHO SPENDS HISLIFE ENTERTAININGOTHERS FOUND A NEWWAY TO GIVE BACK.THE PRESIDENT OFSTARLIGHT HAD COVID-19.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIELJOINS US LIVE AT KCSTARLIGHT WITH MORE ONWHAT'S NEXT FOR HIM.IT'S BEEN FULL OFSURPRISES FOR THEPRESIDENT HERE AT KCSTARLIGHT -- BUT NOWHE'S making IT MEMORABLEFOR OTHERS IN ADIFFERENT WAYAS KC STARLIGHT GETSREADY TO OPEN ITSDOORS AGAIN LATER THISSUMMER ... THE POPULAROUTSIDE THEATER SITSQUIET...6:35:21- we're going to have to comeup with a plan which we'redeveloping nowA PLAN TO KEEP ITSAUDIENCE SAFE FROMCONTRACTING COVID-19....SOMETHING KC STARLIGHTPRESIDENT rich bakerTESTED POSITIVE FORBACK IN MARCH.RICH, DONATING PLASMA6:27:51I contracted the virus wayback in early March what wassupposed to be a 12 dayvacation in SpainA NEARLY TWO WEEKVACATION THAT WASSUPPOSED TO BE SPENTWITH HIS WIFE...TURNEDINTO 26 DAYS, BEINGQUARANTINED ANDISOLATED FROM HERRICH, DONATING PLASMA6:28:17We got about three or fourdays before it happened byafter that -6:28:35Because I was tested positiveI was actually required to stayin my hotel room 22 our ofevery 24 hoursHE LATER RECOVERED --HE SAW STORIES VERY ILLPATIENTS AND THECOMMUNITY BLOODCENTER AND THEAMERICAN RED CROSSURGING RECOVERED -COVID-19 PATIENTS TODONATE CONVALESCENTPLASMA - A POTENTIALLIFE SAVING THERAPYCBC2:06:09We can't make any efficacyclaims for convalescentplasma - we hope it helps butuntil the well controlledclinicaltrials give us their results, weare in the let's try it as abridge therapy until we knowmoreBAKER DIDN'T HESITATE TOSTEP IN AND HELP...6:30:44RICH, DONATING PLASMAIf there's any way theantibodies in my blood canhelp somebody else, I thinkthat's incredible6:32:04we're all in this together andifI can do a little bit to help,I'mall inHE WAS THE FIRST TO SIGNUP AT THE COMMUNITYBLOOD CENTER TODONATE CONVALESCENTPLASMA FOR COVID-19PATIENTSRICH, DONATING PLASMA6:30:37I got to hold the little signandal that but I'm just happy to doitWHILE STARLIGHT'S EMPTYSEATING AND CLOSEDDOORS ARE ONLYTEMPORARY...BAKER ISHOPING HIS DONATIONWILL BE A LIFELONG GIFTTO SOMEONE IN NEED OFITRICH, DONATING PLASMA6:37:14It really cost you nothingexcept an hour of your timeand you get to potentially savesomebody's life... that's prettyspecial if you ask meYOU CAN ACTUALLY KEEPDONATING PLASMA, ITDOESN'T HAVE TO BE AONE TIME ORDEAL.

BAKERSAYS HE PLANS TO DOTHIS AS LONG AS HE'SABLE TO.RAE DO WE KNOW HOWMUCH CONVALESCENTPLASMA'S BEEN DONATEDWITH THE COMMUNITYBLOOD CENTER OFKANSAS CITY SO FAR?THEY'RE COLLECTINGABOUT 10 DONORS A WEEK-- ONE DONOR COULDHELP UP TO FOURPATIENTS.

SO FAR,THEY'VE HAD MORE THAN60 COLLECTIONS OFPLASMA DONATED IN THEKC AREA.REPORTING LIVE, RAEDANIEL 41 ACTION N