Saving Lives - Patient Stories

The San Diego Blood Bank must collect 400 pints of blood every day in order to meet the needs of area hospital patients who are battling life-threatening blood disorders like aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia and leukemia, as well as those who need blood during trauma situations.

Their stories are very real and their need for blood is ongoing. Please take the time to read about a few of our patients whose lives have been directly affected by volunteer blood donors.

Blood Donations Help Patients Like...

	South Bay resident Deziree was diagnosed with Leukemia at only 6-months-old.
	Twelve-year-old Erin Paulson of Wildomar has leukemia and required blood transfusions every month for more than a year and a half.
	14-year-old Ireaun Burks was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia at birth, a blood disorder in which a lack of healthy red blood cells prevents the transport of oxygen throughout the body.
	Maya, a 14-year-old teenager with an unforgettable laugh, has been battling aplastic anemia most of her young life.
	Stefanie Sacknoff began learning the importance of volunteer blood donors before her first birthday when she was diagnosed with aplastic anemia.
	Both blood and bone marrow donors made the ultimate difference in 18-year-old Hunter Matos' life.
	Ten year-old Carlsbad resident Trevor Norby was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 2006. His parents never dreamed their son would someday rely on blood transfusions.
	Volunteer blood donations gave 11-year-old Austin Gatus of El Cajon, the strength he needed while battling leukemia in 2007.
	Two-year-old Cadence Mitchell of Temecula and her big brother Chance, 5-years-old, have undergone a combined 16 surgeries requiring dozens of transfusions.
	Your donation can make a difference in the lives of patients like baby Maya, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, in 2007.
	Ten-year-old Amanda suffers from Hereditary Spherocytosis, a rare type of anemia. She has received blood transfusions as part of her treatment and underwent surgery to remove her spleen and gall bladder.

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