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Sharon's Story - Blood Transfusion Recipient & Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Ryan's Story - Blood Transfusion Recipient Posted by: unitedbloodservices
Video duration: 141 seconds Ryan received numerous blood transfusions in his fight against leukemia. Hear his story. Related: blood, donation, donate, donor, give, transfusion, receive, recipient, leukemia, cancer, treatment Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Melody's Story - Blood Transfusion Recipient and Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Fela's Story - Blood Transfusion Recipient Posted by: unitedbloodservices
Video duration: 174 seconds Fela received numerous blood transfusions in her fight against Lupus, an autoimmune disease that left her with Hemolytic Anemia. She would like blood donors to know how thankful she is for their gift of life. Related: blood, donation, donor, donate, give, transfusion, recipient, lupus, autoimmune, disease, hemolytic, anemia Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Debra's Story - Blood Transfusion Recipient Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Pauline's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
Video duration: 135 seconds Pauline was really scared the first time she volunteered to donate blood. She was pleasantly surprised at how easy and painless it was, and had such a great experience that she has continued to donate blood on a regular basis. Related: blood, donation, donate, donor, give, volunteer, needle, fear, scared Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Herb's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
Video duration: 156 seconds Herb became a blood donor in 1967 while he was in the military. Hear him talk about the importance of blood donation. Related: blood, donate, donation, donor, give, transfusion, volunteer, military Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Dionne's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Dennis' Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Whole Blood Donation Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Automated Blood Donation Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Autologous Blood Collection Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Karen's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Ron's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Joseph's Story - Blood Recipient Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Greg's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
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Craig's Story - Blood Donor Posted by: unitedbloodservices
Video duration: 118 seconds Lt. Col. Craig Adams is a blood donor who feels a personal connection to his community through blood donation. Related: blood, donate, give, volunteer, community, military Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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