Son becomes blood donor after mom’s cancer treatment
Zane Maples was one of the final donors in line to give blood at an MD Anderson community blood drive held at Conroe High School. He waited patiently throughout the donor intake process as fellow seniors completed their donations. He kept thinking of his mom.
“She’s been through so much,” he says. “This just felt like something small I could do that actually helps people like her.”
Zane and his twin brother, Brandon, were...
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Prostate cancer survivor excited to donate blood again
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Daughter honors dad by giving blood in his memory
Facing the holidays after the death of a loved one can be incredibly tough, but Valeria Medrano is channeling her grief into action and gratitude.
Valeria wrote to MD Anderson to express appreciation for the “great care” her father, Luis Sergio Medrano, received during his three years of treatment for liposarcoma, a rare cancer that develops in the body’s fatty tissue.
Shortly after Luis’ death this past August, Valeria...
Student extern donates blood to honor late father
Not even the stress of finals week could stop Fernando Langer from giving blood. That’s how strongly the importance of giving back is ingrained...
Cancer caregiver: 4 reasons I donate blood at MD Anderson
My husband, Allan, started receiving treatment for stage IV prostate cancer at MD Anderson in the summer of 2022. He was in such bad shape...
Former teacher’s wisdom helps increase high school blood donations
After spending 13 years as a classroom teacher, MD Anderson Blood Bank community representative Jeannette Salloum was thrilled to begin managing...
O-negative leukemia patient stays positive thanks to blood donations
What started as incessant itching six years ago led to a diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) for Seymour Goldstein.
Surgeon glad to donate blood after FDA eligibility update
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted a decades-old blood donor ban last year, Hop Tran Cao, M.D., immediately rolled up his...
Meet MD Anderson's longest contributing blood donor
Tom Taylor has been a blood donor since before MD Anderson had a computer system to keep records on the matter.
The records of ...