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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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Sara has been a technician with the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program for almost seven years! Her first day landed on February 29, 2012, which…
Keith didn’t let long distance get in the way of true love. He also knew full well that his then-girlfriend Karen would eventually need a…
Of the 28 years of service to Mayo Clinic, Jacci has devoted the past 13 to our blood donors at the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor…
In early 2015, Megan became pregnant with her fourth child. Right away, there were problems related to Megan’s rare blood type. Megan’s first three pregnancies…
Pregnant with her second child, Kathy returned home after a family gathering and noticed something wasn’t right. Her husband Mike called Mayo Clinic, and he…
On February 20, 1995, Robyn’s life was altered forever. A leisurely drive into work suddenly turned for the worse when she was rear-ended by another…
The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center had a great year in 2017, filled with many changes and growth. Looking back on 2017, we decided to…
While all blood types are needed, do you know what makes O-negative blood so unique? Type O-negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type.…
After logging 36 years as a Mayo nurse in Surgery, Bev has seen firsthand the critical need for donated blood to help patients survive an…
If there’s a fish to be fished, a trail to be discovered, or a toad to be tickled under its chin, Drake is there, forging…
In the nine years that Najma has worked as an interpreter at Mayo Clinic, she has witnessed how precious donated blood can be. It started…
The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program family recently added two new donors to the family. Kim and Sabrina decided to donate while they were visiting Rochester,…
Baby Eleanor arrived three-and-a-half months too early, after her mother Jenny went into labor for unknown reasons. She weighed only 1 pound, 15 ounces. Because…
“I will always remember sitting in the Blood Donor Center waiting room, enjoying my after-donation cookie and juice when a man walked in and shook…
It's that time of year again, where vaccinations are in order. Interested in learning how long you should wait after receiving a vaccination before donating blood? Take…
Sally celebrated her liver’s 92nd birthday this year, and being only 71-years-young herself, she often says, “My name is Sally, and I am hope.” In…
For the Hematology Department at Mayo Clinic, blood donation is not something new. Each year, the department tries to host three blood donation challenges. Each…
When Laura’s water broke and she was brought to the hospital for the birth of her third child, she was expecting a fast, easy delivery.…
There are so many titles that describe Clyde—and lifelong blood donor is the one he’s most proud of. With more than 100 donations behind him,…
A "blood donation challenge" is a friendly competition between two or more groups with the goal of seeing who can get more people to donate…
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