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.
 | Volunteer blood donors have already made a difference in the lives of patients like Temecula resident Katherine Margiotta, who has severe aplastic anemia. Katherine has already received several blood and platelet transfusions and will need more in the future. By donating one more time, you can help ensure that blood is available for patients like Katherine when they need it. The difference in life is you! |
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 | Spring Valley resident Deziree was diagnosed with Leukemia at only 6-months-old. She has received blood transfusions as part of her treatment and has responded well to chemotherapy. Deziree's parents are grateful for the blood donors that have made a difference in their daughter's life. |
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 | For the past three years Border Health Assistant Juan Olmeda organized the County of San Diego's month-long series of blood drives. He worked with 20-plus County blood drive chair people to recruit more than 600 donations each year. Recently Juan was diagnosed with leukemia and he himself has needed a large amount of blood. Juan will continue to need blood when he receives a bone marrow transplant later this year. Because Juan is Latino, his best resource for his blood type, O+, is from other Latinos. Most people of Latino origin have Type O blood. The difference in life is you! |
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 | Your blood donation can help patients like Colt McCoy, who was born on October 5, 2007, at 24 weeks gestation. He received blood transfusions due to complications associated with his premature birth. He is now a healthy little boy, thanks to the generosity of blood donors like you who are making a difference in life. |
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 | You can make a difference in the lives of patients like City of Poway employee Laurrie Stacconi, who has been battling portal vein thrombosis for over 10 years. Laurrie has received numerous blood, plasma and platelet transfusions to treat her condition and will most likely require more transfusions in the future. By donating today, you can help ensure that blood is available when patients like Laurrie need it. The difference in life is you! |
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 | Wilson Santagata was 21/2 years-old when he was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in December, 2005. He is currently in remission, thanks to the generous donations of blood donors. You can make a difference in life by ensuring that blood is available for Wilson and patients like him by donating today. |
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 | Your blood donation can make a difference in the lives of patients like Aidan Good, who was diagnosed with a fatal heart defect when he was 3 years old. He recently received a heart transplant and required multiple blood transfusions during surgery. Today Aidan is a normal, active 5 year old, thanks to the generosity of blood donors who continue to make a difference in life. |
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 | Temecula residents, Chance and Cadence, both suffer from congenital heart defects. The brother and sister pair has received numerous pints of blood thus far, and will be undergoing additional surgeries at Rady Children's Hospital in the future. You can make sure that blood is available for Chance and Cadence by donating today. The difference in life is you! |
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 | After being diagnosed with leukemia, Chula Vista resident Mercedes Soto required regular blood transfusions to keep her healthy. Had it not been for volunteer blood donors, Mercedes may not have had the chance to undergo a successful bone marrow transplant last year. Donate today to help ensure that blood is available for patients like Mercedes. The difference in life is you! |
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 | Thanks to the generosity of volunteer blood donors, Pacific Beach resident Isaac Garmo received life sustaining blood transfusions as part of his treatment for neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, before undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. You can make a difference in the lives of patients like Isaac by donating blood today. |
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 | In 2006 Escondido resident Paige Brusso was diagnosed with a neurological disorder characterized by progressive and debilitating weakness in the arms and legs. The illness confined Paige to a wheelchair, preventing her from enjoying some of her favorite martial arts and dance activities. As part of her recovery she used two units of plasma a week, a treatment that helped alleviate her condition. Now Paige is healthy and able to walk again, thanks to the generosity of blood donors. The difference in life is you. |
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 | Your donation can make a difference in the lives of patients like 14 year old Poway resident, Vince Reilly. Vince was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, and requires blood transfusions as part of his treatment. With one more donation this year, you can help ensure that blood is available when Vince and patients like him need it. The difference in life is you! |
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 | Your blood donation can help patients like Spring Valley resident Tiana, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in 2007. Tiana has used several pints of blood and platelets as part of her treatment. She is now in remission, thanks to volunteer blood donors like you who are making a difference in life. |
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 | Volunteer blood donors have made a difference in the lives of patients like Oceanside resident Bree Long, who was diagnosed with pancreatitis in 2003. Bree received over a dozen blood transfusions while she was in a coma and during surgery in order to treat her illness. She is now fully recovered, thanks to the generosity of blood donors. The difference in life is you! |
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 | South Bay resident, Amanda, is battling Hereditary Spherocytosis, a type of anemia. She has received blood transfusions as part of her treatment and may require more in the future. By donating today, you can help to ensure that blood is available for Amanda and patients like her. |
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 | A Tierrasanta mother of two with aplastic anemia and leukemia, Angie Freeman has received more than 200 transfusions to treat her disease. With your donation, you can help other mothers like Angie spend less time in the hospital and more time with their family. |
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 | Carmel Valley resident, Carson Cloyd was diagnosed with leukemia when he was six years old. He has undergone numerous surgeries and has required blood and platelet transfusions to treat his condition. He is now getting stronger and is on the road to recovery. You can make a difference in the lives of Carson and patients like him with one more donation this year. |
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 | Volunteer blood donors have already made a difference in the lives of patients like El Cajon resident, Charlene Waddell. Charlene was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, which metastasized to her liver and she needed multiple blood transfusions as part of her treatment. She is now healthy and encourages everyone who can to donate blood. |
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 | You can make a difference in the lives of patients like La Mesa resident, Danica Voight, who received blood transfusions as part of her treatment for severe aplastic anemia before recently undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. Your donation can help to ensure that other patients' lives are extended so that they can also find a matching donor. |
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 | Jacob was 17 when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, and required several blood transfusions as part of his treatment. Though he relapsed two years later, in 2005 he received a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Jacob is now fully recovered and working his way through medical school, thanks to the generosity of blood donors.
Watch Jacob's Story |
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 | Volunteer blood donors have already made a difference in the lives of patients like El Cajon resident, Kathryn Ford, who was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia when she was just 9 years old. Kathryn received many blood and platelet transfusions as part of her treatment and she is now fully recovered, thanks to the generous donors of the San Diego Blood Bank. With one more donation this year, you can ensure that blood is available for patients like Kathryn when they need it. |
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 | Your blood donation will help patients like local resident Kelsey Loo, who relied on blood transfusions to stay healthy while searching for a matching bone marrow donor to cure leukemia. Help make sure blood is available for patients like Kelsey.
Read More About Kelsey |
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 | Volunteer blood donors have already made a difference in the lives of patients like Carlsbad resident, Kennedy Kraus, who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Kennedy received transfusions as part of her treatment until recently undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. With one more donation this year you can make sure that patients like Kennedy have blood when they need it. |
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 | You can make a difference in the lives of patients like 18-year-old Santee resident, Kyle Hanson, who was born with a congenital heart defect. After several surgeries and many blood transfusions, Kyle is now on the road to recovery, thanks to the generous donations of the San Diego Blood Bank donors. By donating one more time this year, you can help ensure that blood is available for Kyle and patients like him when they need it. |
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 | You can make a difference in the lives of patients like Poway resident, Stefanie Sacknoff, who received weekly blood transfusions for most of her life as part of her treatment for Aplastic Anemia before recently undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. Your blood donation can help to ensure that other patients have a chance to find a matching donor.
Read More About Stefanie • Watch Stefanie's Story |
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 | You can make a difference in the lives of patients like 11-year-old Carlsbad resident Trevor Norby, who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 2006. Trevor has received transfusions as part of his treatment and is responding well. By donating today, you can help to ensure that blood is available when Trevor, and patients like him, need it. |
