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
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