January was National Blood Donor Month, a month where we celebrate the wonderful individuals that take it upon themselves to give back to their community in such a huge way - saving lives.
Many blood donors were super active on social media, sharing their donation experience with their followers and encouraging them to give blood and save lives in 2018 as well. Here are a few of our favorite:
Thank you to the blood donor who gave platelets. They are being used to reverse Oma’s blood thinners and stop the bleeding on her brain. #thankdonors #blooddonorssavelives #blooddonor #thankyou #plateletdonor
— Ashley Viz (@ashenlily) January 2, 2018
As of today I've donated 1 gallon of blood with @RedCross! ❤💪🏻💉#giveblood #save3lives #blooddonor pic.twitter.com/jlVzyQ4wZV
— Lisa (@lilpinky0880) January 2, 2018
#BloodDonor and big brother John-Alex led his sister Amber through her first blood donation today. Thank you both for #SavingLives and congratulations to Amber on becoming a donor! #nationalblooddonormonth#BeTheGood and find a location near you at https://t.co/8LUhmHkn80. pic.twitter.com/J3DPBQxxY0
— LifeShare Blood (@LifeShare) January 6, 2018
Doing my bit today. Donation number 35. #blooddonation #giveblood #blooddonor #onlyanarmfull https://t.co/nsheJvCtsp
— Adam Bronkhorst (@AdamBronkhorst) January 9, 2018
"They told me back in the 70s (...) that I had O-negative and had special factors in my blood that made it ideal for infants. I decided then that they could have as much as they wanted," says #blooddonor Dave Bennett https://t.co/4FOuvEEGp4
— AABB (@AABB) January 9, 2018
Small act of good done for the day.#DonateBlood #BloodDonation #blooddonor pic.twitter.com/4gP68Nnwce
— Wendy Schollum (@XplorerWendy) January 9, 2018
Thank you to Dr. Alexis Peedin for donating double red blood cells to the Jefferson #BloodDonor Ctr! This new type of collection results in 2x as many red cells on the shelf for patients & allows donors more time in btwn appts: https://t.co/RXxTrZR5dy. #BloodDonorMonth pic.twitter.com/enp6819Xxa
— Jefferson Health (@TJUHospital) January 18, 2018
An hour and a half until I give blood for the first time. So nervous but nowhere near as nervous as those who will need it. Wish I'd done this sooner! #blooddonor
— Kate (@Kate_McAuley1) January 19, 2018
Looking forward to my second @GiveBloodNHS donation appointment tomorrow morning. Great way to start off my weekend 💉❤️ #GiveBlood #SaveALife #BloodDonor
— Bethany Neary (@BethanyNeary_) January 19, 2018
