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Blood Drive testimonials

Paul Storer of St. Joseph Parish says he gives because you never know when someone close to you is going to need blood. When a person goes to the hospital and needs blood ... This is where it comes from. "I feel it's a pay it forward thing." Watch below as he highlights part of the process.

Carol Berg, who is the wife of St. Joseph Parish's late Deacon Andy, gives blood because she understands it saves lives. Her husband, who was an avid donor before his illness, had many surgeries requiring large sums of blood. Her family's giving is their way of somehow helping replenish the supply. Watch her testimonial.

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More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment. Cheryle Strother of St. Joseph Parish is a cancer survivor and recipient of blood transfusions. Click here to listen to her kind-hearted words about giving the gift of life.

The demand for blood transfusions is growing faster than the number of donations coming in at blood drives. But, giving is such a simple thing to do. It's a four-step process: registration and medical history, mini-physical, donation and refreshments. Click here to listen to parishioner Melissa Marcotte's rationale for giving blood.

The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour. One donation can help save the lives of up to 3 people.

If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood, potentially helping save over 1,000 lives! Click here to listen to parishioner Cathie Bergan talk about why she gives blood.

For details about the next blood drive at St. Joseph

Parish in Bradley, call 815-939-3573. Please come

and share this most precious gift.