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It’s in your blood. Share Your Experience!

Every two seconds, someone needs blood. This equates to millions of people who have either saved lives with their donations or have been saved by blood donations. Share your inspirational story with us.

Archive for the ‘Inspired to give blood’ Category

Debbie

Cottondale, AL | October, 2009

Saving My Life and Leg

I am a 40 year old female and every since I was old enough to donate blood, I have donated. I have O-RH type blood. I am very proud to be able to help when it is such an easy gift to give and be able to give over and over again. It helps out so many... Read 


Marie

Holland, VT | October, 2009

I’m TWICE as nice cuz I donate double red blood cells!

I used to donate blood all the time when I lived in Florida. I was even a "baby blood" donator. Since moving up here to Vermont, I didn't give until just recently. Little did I know that knowing my blood type and not minding a half hour of my time... Read 


Lorraine

Hershey, PA | October, 2009

More To Give

My school has a blood drive in the high school every year, and I thought that when you went into high school you could donate. Well, it turned out you had to be 18. Due to a lot of students wanting to donate but not being old enough, we got the rule... Read 


Michelle

Genoa, WV | October, 2009

My Little Angel

In December of 2006, my daughter went in for a routine tonsilectomy. The next couple of days were really hard on her and she had a lot of complications. Exactly two weeks (to the day) after she had her surgery, she had an artery rupture on the... Read 


Lindy

Grenfiele, WI | October, 2009

Special Order

I donate every 8 weeks and have been doing so for the past 3 years. Two or three times my blood was marked a "special order" and went directly to the children's hospital in our area. It made me feel good to know that I would be helping a sick child... Read