The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
What can half an hour to an hour of your time do? As a nurse, I can tell you. I’ve run down hallways carrying bags of blood. I’ve watched a woman bleeding out on an operation table clinging for life while surgeons saved her. I’ve worked with patients whose blood platelets are so low it is critical- life or death...
We run short on a lot of things in the Capital Region during the winter ... day time hours, sunlight, but blood should not be one of them. Here's how you can help.