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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ When temperatures drop, many regular activities come to a halt, but the American Red Cross needs your help to stop winter weather from giving hospital patients the cold shoulder. Those who are eligible to donate are urged to cozy up to giving blood, platelets or plasma to help hospital patients this February and throughout the pandemic.
As the Red Cross works to provide lifesaving blood products to hospitals for patients every day of the year, weather adds additional complications during this ongoing pandemic. Over the past seven days, blood drives from coast-to-coast have been canceled due to severe winter weather, especially in the Northeast impacting at least 4,600 donations that patients need to help them combat injury and illness, including COVID-19.
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Collette Bates, a retired firefighter paramedic, thought she was coming down with a cold back in April, but when she spiked a fever and her body began to ache all over she suspected it was COVID-19. She was right.
A registered nurse working from home for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Bates suffered other COVID symptoms as well: A dulled sense of taste and smell, body aches so intense she could hardly move, and a dry cough so fierce she developed a hernia.
Bates, who lives in Fairport, recovered. But she didn’t get off unscathed. The virus left her with a number of ailments affecting her thyroid, her vision and possibly her kidneys. She is still prone to headaches like the ones she had during COVID.
Blood drives scheduled for area
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The American Red Cross and the National Football League are teaming up this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals – especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 – to give blood and to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. Right now, more donors are needed to help hospital patients.
During this critical time, the Red Cross and NFL are thrilled to offer all those who come to donate an opportunity to receive a special thank you this month. Those who come to donate blood or platelets this January will be automatically entered to win two tickets to next year’s Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. In addition, those who come to give January 1-20, will also be automatically entered to win the Big Game at Home package for an awesome viewing experience safely at home, with a 65-inch television and a $500 gift card to put toward food and fun.
Donors can win chance to attend next year s Super Bowl. Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 2:00 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
Crosslake: Noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, Crosslake Community Center.
Merrifield: 1-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, Clow Stamping Company.
Pequot Lakes: Noon-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, Our Savior s Lutheran Church.
Individuals can schedule an appointment to give blood by visiting RedCrossBlood.org
, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or activating the Blood Scheduling Skill for Amazon Alexa.
The American Red Cross and the National Football League teamed up during National Blood Donor Month to urge individuals - especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 - to give blood and to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. More donors are needed to help hospital patients.
SYRACUSE — The American Red Cross and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals — especially those who have