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Kody is an outgoing 11-year-old who loves Star Wars and Legos. He was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, in April 2023. He has been hospitalized over 70 times since his diagnosis. He has received multiple blood and platelet transfusions and will require more throughout his treatment. Your blood donation could help save his life and the lives of countless others.
Sergeant Adam Ralston is a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. In September 2023, he was diagnosed with adult lymphoblastic leukemia. Adam is receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments at Moffitt Cancer Center and has received more than 50 units of whole blood and platelets. The community is invited to honor Adam and help patients like him at a blood drive in his honor at American Legion Post 138 in Tampa from Wednesday, May 8 through Friday, May 9.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Cord Blood Bank (part of LifeSouth Community Blood Centers) is dedicated to raising awareness about cord blood donation in celebration of National Cord Blood Awareness Month.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Cord Blood Bank (part of LifeSouth Community Blood Centers) is dedicated to raising awareness about cord blood donation in celebration of National Cord Blood Awareness Month.
RMC Stringfellow CEO and LifeSouth blood donor Joe Weaver answered the call when asked to donate for a child in need.
Download the new LifeSouth Community Blood Centers donor app. Make a donation appointment, find a blood drive or donor center, check your eligibility, view wellness test results, track your past donations and more!
January is National Blood Donor Month, an annual observation that honors the altruism of blood donors and encourages first-time donors to give the gift of life in the new year.
A new guidance by the FDA lifts the deferral for donating blood for those who were previously deferred due to spending time or living in the United Kingdom, France or Ireland. The FDA determined there is no longer a risk of transmitting Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease (or mad cow disease) to patients receiving blood transfusions.
South Georgia Medical Center urges the community to give blood at LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, the sole blood provider to the patients of SGMC.
