I was a blood donor until 1993, when I was told I could not donate because I had lived in England for more than six months (around the time of the "mad cow epidemic"). Recently, our daughter underwent her 4th surgery for Hirschsprung's disease, and... Read 

I want to personally thank all the donors who go out of their way to DONATE BLOOD. A lot of times donors don't see the recipient end of donating and I never did either until this passed winter 2010. It was the day after my wedding and my mother was... Read 

I had always given blood before, but it is so much more important now than ever. Ten years ago, I gave birth to a 3- month premature girl, weighing 2lbs. 3 oz. Before we even knew of some of the problems with preemies, the hospital told us they had... Read 

My daughter was born almost sixteen weeks preamature and had a very hard start at life. She had to recieve multiple blood transfusions to live and, due to her condition, the blood had to be even more screened than normal. She also had a rare blood... Read