We are excited to host a Red Cross Blood Drive at Hope Cancer Wellness Center on October 11th from 11am-4pm. Your generous blood donation can make a significant difference in someone’s life. Whether you’re a regular donor or it’s your first time, this is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community and help those in need.
Why Donate Blood?
Blood donations are essential for surgeries, cancer treatments, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. By donating blood, you are providing a life-saving resource to patients and families in their time of need.
If you’ve had cancer and want to donate blood, you’ll need to check and make sure your blood will be accepted. There are some kinds of cancer and cancer treatments that mean a cancer survivor will not be allowed to donate.
If you’ve had Kaposi sarcoma or a hematologic (blood) cancer like leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, you won’t ever be able to donate blood or blood products.
For most other kinds of cancer, you might be able to donate blood if:
- You’ve finished treatment for your cancer
- It’s been at least 12 months since your treatment ended
- You’ve had no signs of the cancer coming back in the past 12 months
Some low-risk cancers like cancer in-situ and non-melanoma skin cancers that have been removed don’t require a 12-month waiting period. Pre-cancers don’t usually disqualify a person as long as they’ve been treated.
The best way to find out if you are allowed to donate is to call your local blood donation center. Donation centers may have different rules or waiting periods.
Some cancer survivors who want to donate blood may worry that they might give cancer to the person who is given their blood. There have been no reports of cancer spreading to another person through a blood transfusion.
How to Sign Up:
To schedule your appointment, call us at 815-288-4673. You can also visit the Red Cross website and use the link below to schedule online: Schedule Your Appointment
We hope to see you there, and thank you for your incredible support! Every drop counts!
