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Cindy Crawford Shines a Light on the Need for Blood Donations with Give Blood to Give Time

by American Red Cross February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

“I was 8 years old when my brother was diagnosed with leukemia,” said Cindy Crawford. “I remember my parents coming home and telling us that. I didn’t really know what …

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Dr. Mack holding his blood donation.
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Why I Regularly Donate Blood for Sickle Cell and Childhood Cancer Patients

by Dr. A. Kyle Mack September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Many of us, (myself included) have changed our profile pictures to include frames and filters on various social media …

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Blood Donors Gave Back All That Cancer Took from Me

by Olivia Stoy September 19, 2019October 22, 2019

Today, I am 15 years old and in 10th grade. At 12 years old I was diagnosed with cancer, shortly before finishing the sixth grade Learning I had T- Lymphoblastic …

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Here a man is southern California sits to donate platelets.
Blood

QUIZ: What Do You Know About Platelets?

by American Red Cross April 10, 2019May 1, 2019

Most people have heard of donating blood, but they haven’t heard about giving platelets. In fact, many people don’t even know what platelets are or who they can help. Do …

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Video: Blood donations help cancer patients like Hannah

by American Red Cross December 17, 2018

This holiday season roll-up a sleeve and donate blood with the American Red Cross. Did you know in the time it takes to complete your donation, 1,800 patients in the …

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Bill at the Red Cross donating plasma and platelets now that he is free of cancer.
Blood

Donating Blood after Beating Cancer: Q&A with Bill Goldsworthy

by American Red Cross August 20, 2018August 22, 2018

Bill Goldsworthy was an avid plasma and platelet donor before he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. Being a fireman, he was accustomed to helping people in big and …

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Gail McGovern: 2010 Highlights

by Gail J McGovern December 30, 2010December 30, 2010

The highlights of my year come in 2 kinds of categories. The first is personal and the second is Red Cross related.

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Blood, Development, International

What We’re Reading

by Wendy Harman October 20, 2010October 20, 2010

Gail McGovern on CNBC, social media affects reaction to Typhoon Megi, Red Cross relief efforts in Vietnam involve ox carts.

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