Did you know there are more than 70 million fathers in the United States (History.com)? Imagine the impact if, for each of these men, one person donated blood in their honor. Blood centers would have all of the blood products...
“Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters,” is the slogan for World Blood Donor Day, tied to the theme of thanking the donors who do just that. That makes June a great time for SBC to thank its many donors....
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Since its founding in 1978, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) has strived to not only save lives by providing transfusable blood products to patients in need, but also to provide tailored blood...
On June 10, 2014, after a long and complicated labor, baby Alma’s journey began. Her entrance into the world was not an easy one. Nearing the end of mother Amy’s pregnancy, doctors expressed concerns that the baby had stopped growing...
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist Giving is groovy all year long and this summer Stanford Blood Center is highlighting that it’s also patriotic. If you’ve been to one of our centers to donate recently, you may...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers Ebola is a devastating disease, but hope for a treatment may rest within the blood of survivors—along with the prospect of building stronger blood systems for the West African countries overwhelmed by the recent outbreak. When...
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist It is no easy accomplishment, reaching 500 blood and platelet donations. In fact, it has taken Tom close to 50 years to reach this amazing milestone, which he officially realized on...
By Ben Ballard, donor The overwhelming feeling of gratitude hits me at times when I stop to ponder it, yet one thing remains constant: she is alive and thriving. It is almost unbelievable to me that April 2015 will mark...
On March 14, Luis Navarro’s daughters carefully took off his blindfold to reveal 50 of his closest friends and family. They were gathered for a surprise birthday party and blood drive to celebrate his 56th birthday. The surprise element wasn’t...
Did you know that if you travel to a malarial risk zone, you might be deferred from donating blood even if you aren’t ill? That’s because donors can be infected and symptom free and still transmit malaria through a blood...