As a typical seven-year-old boy, Tyson is full of energy, loves to talk and can’t tell you enough about his school and friends. But it’s what makes him not so typical that also makes him a fighter.
After enduring weeks of cold and flu symptoms,...
After saving lives for 55 years, this February, George Thompson reached a true milestone and became a 75 gallon blood donor.
This dedicated blood donor’s donation experience began in 1957 when he responded to a call for blood donors due to a serious...
Sometimes it’s hard to grasp the life-changing effects of blood donation until the life affected is your own.
Laura’s husband, Mark, had always been an advocate for blood donation. Growing up his mother was a nurse, which made it easy for him to...
The birth of a child is typically a joy filled event. Unfortunately for Michelle, that feeling didn’t last long.
On August 17, 1992, Michelle rushed to the hospital excited to welcome her first child into the world. Those emotions soon became...
Blood donors give second chances, just ask Sue.
In 2003, Sue’s world came to a crashing halt. Her son, Drew, was on his way back from Arizona when he was involved in an auto accident.
The driver of the car lost control and the car rolled several...
As six- year- old Breanne regularly travels past the Nebraska Community Blood Bank’s 84th& O location, she has seen the signs saying blood donors needed and often tells her dad to stop and donate. In the December of 2010, Breanne’s...
Theresa has been donating blood since she turned 18. On May 30, 2007, in a matter of seconds, the generosity of a volunteer blood donor like herself would become the very thing that would save her life.
June 2007While contemplating relocation and...
It’s impossible to describe the feelings Staff Sergeant Shawn Burton and his wife felt when they were told their newly-born son, Samuel, would have to undergo emergency open-heart surgery. Only 48-hours-old, his pulmonary artery was in need of...
'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle,' is the quote you will see at the end of high school teacher, Annette’s email.
Diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer in 2009, her women’s intuition had told her...
Tom Roth has been a performer most of his life. However, his true passion lies in bringing laughter to others. “But, you can’t have laughter without your health!” says Tom. That’s why Tom’s been donating blood for more than five years.
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