Personal Testimonies

Treyvon was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at two weeks of age, and has relied on regular transfusions of healthy blood ever since.

Sarah Pederson Weinhandl fought leukemia and won. Read her story, in her own words.

Following her mother’s footsteps in the blood business, Paulette Gehrke has been the coordinator for the Isanti Community Center blood drive since April 2004.

When Lauren Ward Larsen was expecting her first child, the last thing she expected to need was more than 200 units of blood.

Read how Kevin McKenna has turned Abbott Northwestern Hospital's blood drive into one of the most successful in the area.

Despite a health condition that required regular blood transfusions, June was able to keep a busy schedule into her early 90s, including her avid affection for bridge.

Read how blood and blood products saved the life of his grandson from the letter John Lindstrom wrote to Memorial Blood Centers.

Steven Mosborg suffered burns to more than 62 percent of his body. Without the generosity of blood donors, he wouldn’t be here to share his story.

Ron has given more than 39 gallons of blood, driving one-and-a-half hours each way to Memorial Blood Centers on a regular basis to give.

Nancy is a believer. She believes in the power of one person making a difference in the lives of many. She has been one of the many—four times over.

In August of 1997, Len Anderson of Cloquet, Minn., was given six months to live. Thanks to blood donors, he’s still alive today.

Thanks to blood donors, Theodore is healthy now, with no sign of ever having been ill.

After Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Marjorie started giving blood—and hasn’t stopped since.

The entire time Scott Lichty was growing up, he watched his father donate blood regularly, and now he continues in his footsteps.