Newsletter | October 2019

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND SUPER MOM

Two weeks after her son, Trevor, was confirmed to be cured of his aplasticanemia thanks to a bone marrow transplant, Dawn discovered a lump in her

right breast. Two days later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Platelets helped her make a full recovery. In honor of Breast CancerAwareness Month, read her inspiring story...

MEET JEFFREY SARRAULT:PLATELET DONOR

Jeff started donating plateletsafter his three-year-old sonreceived a transfusion as part ofhis treatment for leukemia. Hearfrom him as he shares hisexperience donating platelets withSan Diego Blood Bank, and howimportant platelet donation is tohis family.

LEARN ABOUT TRIMAMACHINES & APHERESIS

Have you ever donated wholeblood and wondered about thefancy machines some donors arehooked up to? Trimas make itpossible to donate onecomponent part of blood at a timewhile safely returning theremaining components to thedonor. Learn more...

IS PLATELET DONATIONRIGHT FOR YOU?

Each blood type is best suited fora specific kind of donation,depending on the community'sneeds and personal factors. Readon to find out which donation isbest for you. When in doubt, stopby a center or drive and ask!

OCTOBER IS BREASTCANCER AWARENESSMONTH

Nearly 270,000 women and menin the United States will bediagnosed with breast cancer thisyear. Learn from the Susan GKomen Foundation about earlywarning signs, as well as sometips for prevention.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12

San Diego Blood Bank Foundation: Trima Campaign For Life

www.SanDiegoBloodBank.org | 800-469-7322