Donor Stories
December 3, 2014 at 9:09 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
By Jennifer Chang Have you ever seen a donor wearing a fancy Stanford Blood Center T-shirt with shiny gold or silver foil lettering? We give out lots of shirts here at SBC, but these are ordered in pretty small quantities....
December 3, 2014 at 12:54 am
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Blood drive…Saratoga High
November 24, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
Both my children were preemies and required blood transfusions (special preemie blood) from the Stanford Blood Bank. I think of this when I give blood. I am always grateful to those who gave and to the Stanford Blood Bank. Today, both...
November 23, 2014 at 1:48 am
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It doesn’t hurt! It really helps! Donate blood!
November 22, 2014 at 10:53 pm
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I donate blood to make others healthy and have the blood they need so they can have a wonderful life ahead. I love the clinic at Menlo Park. It is such a nice place to donate & the staff and...
June 18, 2014 at 9:46 am
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By John Knapp When General Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, was asked about so many people asking him to autograph copies of his autobiography, he said, “Being a military guy, I’m part of their property....
April 16, 2014 at 8:00 am
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By Kevin O’Neill On Monday, a father and daughter teamed up to make a huge difference in people’s lives by donating platelets. What made this occasion special was that the daughter was making her very first platelet donation! Mariana Briskin,...
March 3, 2014 at 1:05 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
By Julie Peachey Judy Lasky recently happened upon our bloodmobile parked outside a YMCA and was thrilled to see Stanford Blood Center in her neighborhood again. She had been a committed blood donor at a community drive we held in...
February 13, 2014 at 8:00 am
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By Jennifer Canvasser When I married my best friend, Noah, we were young, healthy, and so excited to start a family together. We expected our family building journey to be simple. But, we struggled with infertility. I was jealous...
January 23, 2014 at 8:00 am
Published by Stanford Blood Center
By Julie Peachey Several years ago we introduced the idea of Center drives for small groups of friends who donate together at our Center locations. An alternative to hosting a larger, off-site blood drive, these groups (typically 5-10 people) are a...