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Donor Stories
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How to “Stick” With It: Milestone Donors’ Tips for Making Donation a Lifelong Habit
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Supporting Transplant Patients: SBC & Donor Network West
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Lily’s Story: Donor at Last!
Growing up, Lily Shih said she never really gave blood donation any thoughts. “I’m Chinese and it just wasn’t a big part of our culture,” she said. It wasn’t until adulthood when her mom was diagnosed with a rare neurological...
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Audrey and Evan’s Story: Mother and Son Go for Gold Supporting Patients
Earlier this year, milestone donor Audrey Gold had a very special donation appointment. At the same time that she gave her 164th donation at Stanford Blood Center, her 16-year-old son, Evan, gave his very first. Audrey has been donating blood...
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Ernest’s Story: “How Donating Blood Saved My Life — Twice”
By Krista Thomas, Communications Strategist Ernest Boyd has been giving blood for decades. What started as a way to save the lives of others, however, has saved his own life multiple times. Becoming a Platelet Donor Ernest first really...
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Ben and Gail’s Story: Giving Together
Last year, donor Ben Brian hit an incredible milestone with SBC: his 500th donation. When asked what motivates him to give blood, among the usual answer of service to others and the free cookies, Ben mentioned that he has been...
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Sam and Beth’s CCP Story: Critically Ill Patient and Wife Turned Plasma Donors
Dr. Sam P. Most, Chief of the Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford Health Care (SHC) and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, is not only an accomplished and beloved member of the Stanford community; he...
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Donor Loyalty Store
Have you visited the “Store” tab on your donor portal lately? As a reminder, each donation you make earns you points,* which can be used to redeem items — or donate to other organizations — in the Donor Loyalty Store...
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