After donating blood and platelets for a total of 13 years, Gary Justice plans on continuing his donating contributions. “My next donation is this Saturday, January 2nd here at the Kentucky Blood Center. Something I do every 14 days,” he said. Justice’s consideration for donating dates back to his childhood.
Thirteen years ago, my life changed overnight. I was happily living my life of normal routine. Then suddenly I found myself living with constant worry. I was fearful of financial ruin. I went down a rabbit hole of unpredictability: checking numbers incessantly, wiping down surfaces, washing hands, and applying for
The average blood donation is about 450ml, and there are about 5 litres of blood on average inside the human body. More importantly, with each … Read Full Article
Emily Johnson’s mother likely wouldn’t be alive to watch her play volleyball this fall or graduate from Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial High School this spring if not for blood donations. Emily is showing her gratitude by coordinating blood drives in Lake Crystal. The rural Vernon Center teen is hosting her second drive
Leroy Murrell squeezes a pump Monday morning that helped him reach a total of 100 gallons of his blood donated to the Northern California Community Blood Bank. Murrell completed around 800 trips to the blood bank, where, according to Laura Smither-Rice, a registered nurse, Murrell has “been stuck with a
