"You do it because it's important."

By Tom Rademacher, Veteran Grand Rapids Press columnist and long-time Michigan Blood donor

During a quiet but tense moment during which her mother lay fighting for her life, Rosealee Whip considered the enormous amount of blood required to sustain her mom through a trauma that lasted more than a month.
      And then it struck her: Rosealee had donated blood just two days before her mother, Darlene Parks, had been struck down with a massive coronary.

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New Donor Hours Starting May 12

Donation hours at Michigan Blood’s main donor centers in Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Dow Diamond, and Traverse City. Read about the changes taking place beginning May 12, and why we’re offering Michigan communities more mobile blood drives.

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Whole Blood vs Apheresis Donations – What's The Difference?

When you roll up your sleeve and donate blood, you could be helping patients suffering from cancer, chronic illness, burns, injury, or trauma. But did you know there is more than one way to donate blood? Most blood donations involve collecting whole blood (red cells, platelets, and plasma), but you can also donate specific blood components through a special process called apheresis. This enables us to collect more of just the vital blood component needed, and the remaining blood components are returned to you.

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Your Newborn Baby Could Save A Life

A mother’s joy of holding her healthy newborn in her arms for the first time is one of the most amazing moments. Imagine that feeling with the added bonus of saving a life with a very simple decision you made before having your baby.

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30 Minutes of Pure Gold

Most people enjoy a cookie after their blood donation, but Val Lego, health correspondent for WZZM-TV 13, enjoyed a prestigious award after a recent blood donation. Val spent the day recording a special on how the blood from generous Michigan Blood donors becomes a lifesaving gift for someone else, and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters recognized her work.

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Donating Blood As American As Baseball

Did you know that Michigan Blood has the only blood donation center in a baseball stadium? Our Dow Diamond Donor Center opened in April 2012 in Midland, MI – home to the Great Lakes Loons. To celebrate our first anniversary, we took part in the opening day parade on April 4. And the Loons helped us celebrate by producing a great video to show at games.

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@ Michigan Blood Archives

Download past issues of @ Michigan Blood in PDF format here.

Feburary 2013