by Tia Jensen Donor number 79 was my bone marrow donor. I received his stem cells via a line placed near my heart. They traveled by heartbeat and eventually seated in my bones. These gifted cells would go on to build new blood components for me. Tia Jensen I was told he was young, 26 years … Continue reading Why I needed blood
Blood donations save cancer patients
By Emily Thornton Nancy Watchie, hoping to recruit new blood donors in Seattle WA, January 2020. She said she knew how much donating blood and platelets could help cancer patients, as she had helped several friends through their cancer, and donated her own blood many times through the years. But on her 50th birthday, Oct. … Continue reading Blood donations save cancer patients
Alert: Critical need for blood and platelet donors
The American Red Cross is asking the public to kick off 2020 by doing something big: Give blood or platelets now to address the critical need for blood donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors. A shortfall in donations can cause delays in care The family of 12-year-old Dagan … Continue reading Alert: Critical need for blood and platelet donors
Give blood or platelets in October
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood or platelets to provide hope and healing to patients fighting cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, and more than 268,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In August … Continue reading Give blood or platelets in October
This Vancouver couple is responsible for thousands of blood donations
By Diane Toomey Meet Donna and Jim Warren, tireless volunteers for Red Cross blood drives in the Vancouver, WA area. Donna is 80 and Jim is 85, and together they devote 35-45 hours per month helping with blood drives. So far this year, they have been at 53 blood drives which secured approximately 954 pints … Continue reading This Vancouver couple is responsible for thousands of blood donations
Making every penny count: Coinstar donations fund fleet of vehicles
By Kristin Alexander, Red Cross Volunteer Those lucky pennies in your wallet are lifesavers. Since 1998, Coinstar has allowed customers to give their spare change to the Red Cross. Just head to a kiosk at your local grocery store, drop in your nickels and dimes and receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. All that … Continue reading Making every penny count: Coinstar donations fund fleet of vehicles
Helping the Red Cross is in Kendra Young’s blood
By Kristin Alexander Supporting Red Cross blood donation services is in Kendra Young’s blood. The Issaquah High School student recently organized a blood drive at her school. Twenty-three pints of blood were collected. More than 70 years earlier, her grandfather Raymond Henry Salyer helped set up a Red Cross blood bank in Omaha, Neb. “Unfortunately, … Continue reading Helping the Red Cross is in Kendra Young’s blood
Nutrition is one key to giving blood
Every time you donate blood or platelets, you’re helping people with cancer, trauma patients, premature babies and organ transplants; just to name a few. To help them regain their health, the Red Cross relies on healthy donors. We recommend that you maintain a nutritious, well-balanced diet with foods rich in iron and high in vitamin C. These … Continue reading Nutrition is one key to giving blood
Give blood: Help patients in need this summer
During the Fourth of July week, fewer blood drives are held across the country and many blood donors are away enjoying vacations. This creates a difficult situation for the blood supply, and the American Red Cross is facing an emergency need for blood and platelet donors after a significant shortfall in blood donations during the … Continue reading Give blood: Help patients in need this summer
N_tice _nything missing? Help the Red Cross fill the Missing Types
When the letters A, B and O vanish from everyday life, the gaps are striking. And when A, B, O and AB blood types are missing from hospital shelves, lives could be changed forever. For the second year, the American RedCross is launching the Missing Types campaign to raise awareness of the need for new … Continue reading N_tice _nything missing? Help the Red Cross fill the Missing Types
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