I have stated numerous times during speeches, open forum discussions and general conversations that cancer patients can require regular transfusions during their treatments. Take the time to read this heart-warming story about a patient diagnosed with Stage 4 - Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2005 and how blood transfusions have helped keep him alive.UNC-Chapel Hill Blood Drive
From the article: “Blood transfusions are critical to the successful treatments of patients with diseases like cancer when they are undergoing chemotherapy, as well as patients in surgery where loss of blood during the operation can be a major problem,” - “While we try to reduce transfusions, we can never avoid them altogether and would be unable to undertake life-saving treatments like organ or bone marrow transplants unless we had blood products such as red blood cells or platelets available for our patients.”
Blood transfusions and the availability of blood products have a direct impact on many other treatments, surgeries, and long-term recovery directives. Whether a blood drive is scheduled in your area or you need to visit a blood bank, I encourage you to donate today.
North Carolina is the state that holds my heart and is where my family calls home. If you are in the UNC Chapel Hill area on June 7, I suggest you visit this annual blood drive to help those in your community, in your town, and in your family.
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