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Due to Blackfeet Tribe tradition, he never donated blood but now his perspective has completely shifted
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager In 1993, Dwayne Cree Medicine witnessed a man hurting a woman, so he stepped in to defend her. The attacker shot Dwayne […]
The Quilt of Love and Kindness Sums up a Lifetime With the Red Cross.
Written by Blood Donor, Mike Devenney I’m 72 years old but I still have my American Red Cross card that qualifies me as a Beginner In Swimming. It’s dated August […]
Community Members Roll up Their Sleeves to Honor Gresham Firefighter Spencer Tejedas and Help Tackle a Nationwide Blood Shortage.
By Rebecca Marshall, Cascades Communications Director One of the most gratifying things you can experience at the Red Cross is people coming together to support someone who’s experienced trauma. In […]
“Miracle Man” Survives Truck Accident After Receiving Blood Donations and Proves Every Pint Counts.
By Rick and Paula Zimmerman in their own words and compiled by Colleen Hathaway, Red Cross Cascades Region Rick I’m a contractor who lives in Depoe Bay with my wife, […]
“I should be dead. I should not be here.” A story of survival.
The holidays will be extra special this year for Sandy and Jason Thornton. The owners of the Grocery Outlet Market in Dallas, Oregon have spent the last three years in […]
It Took 250 Gallons of Blood to Save Her Life, Now She’s a Cardiac Nurse
Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Cascades Region Not even the tap of a fork hitting a plate was heard during the 500-person 2013 Red Cross Cascades Region Heroes banquet while Sandy […]
Friendship Built through Saving Lives Together
Patricia Griffiths/Red Cross Cascades Region Between the windswept Columbia River and snow-capped Mount Hood, lies the pioneer hamlet of Troutdale, Oregon, where two men have forged a friendship by saving […]
Volunteer Delivers Lifesaving Blood Products
Olivia Wolf/Red Cross Cascades Region Every Friday, Chris Schwartzkopf delivers essential blood supplies from the Portland Red Cross facility to an Oregon coast hospital. About half of the time, his […]
Blood Donors Saved Her Grandchildren, Now She’s Rolling up Her Sleeve to Give Back
Olivia Wolf/Red Cross Cascades Region “We have a whole bunch of miracle babies in our family,” says Pamela Richardson, a Red Cross blood donor and a grandmother of five. “They’re […]
Blood drive turns teenager’s cancer journey from devastation to action
Story by Chelsea White/Red Cross Cascades Region “Are you telling me that this is cancer?” It‘s a question no mother wants to ask her 12-year-old daughter’s doctor after receiving the […]