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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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Working for 5 years as a nurse in Kidney Transplant and last 32 years in Cancer Research, Pat Koenig always enjoyed donating blood and felt…
As a teenager, Jennifer dealt with numerous health problems, from asthma and allergies to a severe pancreatitis attack. However, it wasn’t until her son was…
The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program has many unique ways to educate the community and raise awareness on the importance of blood donation--one of those…
Five-year-old Jackson began experiencing symptoms his mother, MariClair, attributed to growing pains in the spring of 2006. His continued illness and lethargy, however, convinced her…
Little Avery’s mother, Bethany, began to worry when the three year old seemed constantly exhausted. Her “mother’s intuition” moved her to pay a visit to…
After learning that his father needed to undergo heart surgery, Don completed his first Red Cross blood donation 45 years ago and has continued donating…
With eyes wide open, the Marketing and Recruitment Team from the Blood Donor Program stepped out onto the helipad. With breathtaking views of the Downtown…
A special Valentine’s invitation was extended to the Blood Donor Program’s Marketing and Recruitment Team—an invitation to spend the day at Rochester Fire Station #1.…
In a community like ours, where blood donation is so vital, there is a new way for donors to stay connected. Facebook now offers a…
Local restaurants bring a sense of “hometown” to our community. What better way to support our home than by donating blood that goes directly back…
At six months old, Shea was a happy, healthy baby. So much so that her mother Kerry had no reason to worry when she dropped…
On December 6, 2004, in St. Charles, Minnesota, Frank was next to a silo on his farm after leveling it off so that he could…
Sue, age 60, has been donating blood since high school, following the altruistic example of her father who was a regular donor. She has…
At 28 weeks gestation, Hannah went into spontaneous labor and found she had already dilated to 5 cm. Hayden James came into this world on…
Michael (Mike) Sveen has many special reasons to donate blood. When he first started working for Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, his driving partner was a…
Kristie, age 12 at the time, was in a car with her sister, a friend, and their friends mother at the wheel. As the mother…
Looking at baby Ayden, you would never know the fight he has already faced in his short life. Now a little over a year old,…
With all of the summer construction and remodeling going on in downtown Rochester, parking is becoming more challenging. In order to meet the patient blood…
Having been a faithful blood donor for many years, Marilyn experienced what it feels like to be a recipient of a blood transfusion when she…
When Mali started as a Mayo Clinic employee 24 years ago, she never imagined that her whole career would revolve around blood product in one…
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