Great Reads For Blood Donors
By Dayna Kereceman Myers Whether you’re looking to cozy up to some good books to help fill the last few days of your winter vacation or keep you company on your trip home, you want to learn more about blood...
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A Gift that Continues to Give: One Blood Donor’s Legacy
What is a legacy? By definition, it is a noun meaning 1. Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest. Or 2.anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor. One long-time...
To Give Good, Lend a Hand (Or Your Arm)
Even if you’re not handy, you can still help a family in need build a home this holiday season … all from the comfort of your SBC donation chair. Every holiday season, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) looks forward to teaming...
Christmas In The Park: More Than Your Typical Holiday Celebration
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist This year, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is excited to get into the holiday spirit by partnering with Christmas in the Park: A San Jose Tradition! Named one of the top 10...
Should You Be Donating Platelets?
When most people think about making an appointment at Stanford Blood Center (SBC), they think of coming in to donate whole blood, the most common type of donation. Less common, but needed just as much, is platelet donation through apheresis...
Thanks for Giving, SBC Blood Donors
By Dayna Kerecman Myers With holiday hustle-and-bustle ahead, we know you have a busy schedule. We hope you’ll keep donating blood on your to-do list, though, because patients in our community hospitals still need life-saving blood products. Topping our to-do...
How One Loving Family Beat Aplastic Anemia
Everyone has a birthday, but J’aime Tilston has two. The story behind her second, April 4, 2013, is extraordinary: it represents the first year anniversary after her bone marrow transplant, marking it an official success. It’s a birthday J’aime might...
Fletcher Jones Employees Give Blood for Life
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Stanford Blood Center (SBC) works with many organizations throughout the Bay Area, and last month one of our community partners went above and beyond in helping local patients. This is the...
Reaching 700 Donations: A Rare Feat
Updated: March 1, 2018 We are very sad to announce that long-time donor Alden Richard “Dick” Tagg has passed away. Dick was a kind and generous man – many people at SBC got to know him well over the years...
Missed Connections, SBC Style
You: Kind eyes, huge heart, and friendly smile, wearing a red t-shirt, with awesome hemoglobin counts. You rode here on the Marguerite. Even though it was your first time saving lives with us, you were a natural … and we...