Tag: blood
The Constant Need for O-Negative Blood
Only 7 percent of people in the U.S. have type O-negative blood. O-negative blood donors are called “universal donors” because their blood can be given to people of all blood […]
Blood Donor Spotlight: David McGrew
In honor of National Blood Donor Month, I thought it would be fun to feature a few blood donor stories on the blog. Meet blood donor David McGrew, a 28-year-old […]
A Vampire Blood Bank
It’s official- we are in the middle of a ‘Vampire’ craze. Not even a new year can change that, and this blog is filled with examples. Vampire Diaries, TruBlood, Twilight, […]
Celebrate National Blood Donor Month!
There are a lot of weird holidays out there. January is National Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month, and National Soup Month. These celebrations might sound warm and tasty, but […]
Blood And Ink
What’s more valuable — life-saving blood…or printer ink? Well, according to the fine folks at Geekologie and consumerist, it’s the ink. In fact, according to this chart, you’d be better […]
A New Year’s Tradition, In Photos
I’ve told you about our friends from the Weiss family before — as you might recall, they have a fascinating New Year’s tradition, for which they were nominated as heroes […]
Winter Weather and Giving Blood
When snow and ice hits, it impacts just about everyone in the area. For those of you who were stuck in traffic last night, that message was clear. One might […]
More Santa Sightings At Blood Banks
Normal people have to wait 56 days between whole blood donations. But – as every delightfully cheesy Christmas special on TV reminds us – Santa is not “normal people.” The […]
Santa Donates Blood
As everyone knows, Santa Claus is quite busy this time of year. Wrapping presents, taking the reindeer on test flights, making visits to area malls and special events. He did […]
The Spirit of Giving
Are you in the spirit of giving this holiday season? Do you have a list of gifts to purchase that you are checking off? A few weeks ago I stumbled […]