Tag: Red Cross Blood
Living Up to Her Name
Donor the bloodhound lives up to her name; not only is she the official mascot of the McIntosh County Red Cross in Georgia, she also donates blood to help other […]
Real-Life Hero: Al Fischer
Who’s your every-day, real-life hero? My grandfather will always be my #1 hero. Before marrying my grandmother (and then contributing to the baby boom of the 50s), he fought in […]
Yo Young Blood Donors!
Yo yo yo! Wuz up, my dawgs?! Wanna shake your laffy taffy all the way down to the Red Cross to donate some blood? I heard that helping to save […]
Whose Life Will You Help Save?
Lauren Larsen became a multi-gallon blood recipient during the near-fatal birth of her only child. Several of her actual blood donors talk about what it was like to meet Lauren—and […]
The Leech is Back!
Back by popular demand, the leech has resurfaced in hospitals as a fashionable medicinal blood-sucking tool. I’m not talking about the horror movie, human-terrorizing type of leech, or the 19th […]
“Stand Up, Stand Out, Stand Proud” Blood Drive
When you live in a cool city, that usually means that you rarely get the chance to check out the boutique-y and chic-y local lodging (why pay for a hotel […]
Looking for Some Guiltless ‘Me-Time’? Donate Platelets.
Life is busy. Between work, the gym, volunteering and little mundane (yet necessary) activities, I feel like I hardly ever have time to relax. My boyfriend says that I have […]
Everybody seems to think I’m lazy…
… I don’t mind. I think they’re crazy! Remember the lazy-person-friendly blood donor campaign I told you about a few months ago? The one that gives you the chance to […]
Feeling a Little Too Sanguine Today?
Are you feeling off today, like maybe your four humours are a bit out of wack? Humourism, a theory originating in ancient Greece, believed that the body was composed of […]
You Are What You Bleed
Hey, baby, what’s your blood type…? Most people in the U.S. know their astrological star sign and the associated personality traits that you’re supposed to possess for being born on […]