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Blood connection7/2/2023 population is eligible to donate blood, only 3% or roughly 7 million people, are holding up the nation’s blood supply, as reports of blood shortages become more and more frequent.īlood donors must be healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be at least 17 years old or 16 with written parental consent. The Blood Connection Bloodmobiles will be in Hartwell and Toccoa next week for special blood drives to hopefully secure enough donations to help those patients.īloodmobiles will be at the Hartwell Walmart on February 26 and March 5 from noon to 4p and at the Toccoa Walmart on February 25 from 11a to 7p, on March 1 from 2:30p to 7:30p, and on March from noon to 5p.Įveryone who donates will receive a $30 eGift card and one of six Friends-themed blood donor stickers.ĭelisa English, TBC President, and CEO tells WLHR News that giving blood gives local hospital patients hope for successful treatments and more time with their families.īlood products are used every minute for a wide range of treatments.Ĭancer patients use 25 percent of all blood donations.īlood transfusions are needed in one out of every 83 newborn deliveries in America today, a rate that has increased by more than 50 percent between 20.Įveryone likely knows someone who has needed or will need blood, but despite that, most of the U.S. If you answered yes, then you know someone who may need a blood transfusion. Do you know someone with cancer, someone who is pregnant, or someone with sickle cell disease?
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