Putting a Face to the Need
Renee E. of Milford, DE first started donating blood about a decade ago, when she was 19-years-old.
"I moved away from home when I was 17. A good friend, who I looked up to as a mentor, donated blood and that inspired me to give it a try," Renee said.
While Renee was always proud to be a blood donor, she admitted that she felt a little disconnected from her "faceless" good deed because she never saw where the blood was going. That is... until 2 years ago.
"I was a nursing student and spent a lot of time at a cancer center. It was the most humbling experience of my life to see so many patients relying on blood transfusions to survive," Renee said. "It was a real visual of where blood donations go. It puts a face to the need."
To join Renee and make an appointment to give blood, call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 or click HERE.
