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This group is for people interested in blood donation. Every six minutes, a patient at Mayo Clinic needs a transfusion of blood or blood products. A simple blood donation can save the life of a child with leukemia, restore the strength of a cancer patient, or provide a critical transfusion to an accident victim. There is no substitute for this lifesaving gift, so patients rely upon the caring spirit of blood donors. Join the discussion and learn more about blood donation!
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Lily Montgomery was just 3 months old when a doctor told her parents that Lily’s symptoms were likely from a simple cold. But just two…
While attending a blood donor recruiter’s presentation with her coworkers, Kirsten Whalen, a Pathologists Assistant at Mayo Clinic, remembered how donated blood greatly improved the…
Jill Hill has been donating blood since high school. Recently, after she made her 48th donation, it occurred to her that her husband, Pete, had…
In May 2019, 10-month-old Hudson Bray was taken to the Emergency Department after he wasn’t feeling well. It was there that a resident discovered a…
Just after Harper Lucas turned 1, she became so ill that her family took her to the emergency room at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys…
Chase Harimon was undergoing a routine physical when, to his great surprise, he was diagnosed with kidney failure. “We were sent to a hospital in…
Sometimes the most successful program advertising comes through the program participants themselves. Char Hepper, a resident at Charter House, is a great example of that.…
For 15 years, Mark Altwegg hadn’t missed a day of work. Then, one morning, he couldn’t get off the couch and had to call in…
On the evening of Sept. 23, 2010, Lynn Van Maaren woke up with labored breathing and pain in her chest. Her husband, Robert, immediately took…
As a nurse, Stephanie Mingus has always known the importance of blood donation. However, it became even more apparent to her when she and her…
Little Nathan Herber has already been through more medical interventions than many people have to deal with in a lifetime. Diagnosed with T Cell non-Hodgkin’s…
The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program is proud to congratulate our first ever, 400th donors. Mark Korinek and Dave Johnson, long-time friends who enjoy running…
For a mountain biker, the thrill encountered on the trail is a feeling like none other. Tim Von Wald was chasing that feeling when his…
Esther Janes, a vibrant 19-year-old from Kiowa, Colorado, noticed one day that there was blood in her urine. When she informed her family of her…
As a staff member at the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center for five years, Elaine May knows the importance of lifesaving blood donations. Her connection…
Colleen Wilson clearly remembers when she decided to become a blood donor. Conversing with her surgical colleagues at Mayo Clinic one day, they pondered: "What…
When Su Spafford began working at Mayo Clinic in 1987, she was asked if she would consider becoming a blood donor. Su embraced the idea,…
The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program is happy to announce our first donor who has reached 400 donations, Mark Korinek. Words will never be enough…
Many blood donors donate in honor of a family member or friend who needed life-saving blood product--for Ann McElmury, that person happens to be her…
A school social worker in Detroit, MI, when COVID-19 first hit, Maggi’s Mom asked her to come home. So, on March 23rd, she packed up…
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