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
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
Giving Blood: A Family Affair
By Anna Hiatt Edited by Nancy Waddell When Megan LaPlante saw that the Red Cross was doing a blood drive in her neighborhood, she was both excited and nervous. As Miss Montana High School America, Megan was looking for ways to give back to her community, and the mission of the Red Cross “Give Blood” campaign … Continue reading Giving Blood: A Family Affair
Biomed Road Warriors
Left to right: Paul McDonald, Darrell Lamberton, Stew Gram, John Trudeau, Lori Amodio, Bill Munson, Jerry and Bonnie Moore, Mike Alliston By Faith Hoyt It’s 7 a.m. on a Sunday, and Lori Amodio is headed to Central Washington Hospital to deliver blood to their clinical lab. She sits behind the wheel of a white Dodge … Continue reading Biomed Road Warriors
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