Woodcreek gets an A positive at the blood drive
Tyler Hall, Staff
January 24, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
Last Friday, Woodcreek students came out in force for the blood drive. With five buses and students pouring in from 8 am to 12:30 pm, numbers have been good, at least over 50 just in the latter part of the session. The Blood Source company has been coming to the Woodcreek campus twice a year for ten years. Volunteer David Jones has been volunteering with Blood Source for twelve years. When asked how the turnout was for the spring session, Jones said, “The turnout is always good here”. But where does the blood go? Human blood is made of three components: the plasma (liquid), the platelets, and the cell itself. The plasma is mainly used when a person has suffered from excessive blood loss and transfusions. The platelets are used to combat diseases from Dengue and Hemophilia, which result in loss and dysfunction of platelets, to Cancer, which can be caused by platelets. Lastly, the blood cells are used to combat Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease, in which blood cells are shaped like crescents. It’s amazing that one pint of blood is so versatile and can do so much. The blood given by Woodcreek students can help a cancer patient or an injured hiker or a Malaria victim. The Blood Source bus says, “We Save Lives”. And indeed we do.
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