September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Carter BloodCare is honoring those living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by raising awareness and amplifying their stories. What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Also known as sickle cell anemia, SCD is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that causes the red blood cells to
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UPDATE: Community partners braved the moment to keep our blood supply ready for the unexpected. Summer is normally a challenging time for the blood supply. This summer, those challenges multiplied because of social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives, and other rapidly changing conditions.  The outpouring of support and collective efforts of all of
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Join the Texas Rangers to make sure our community’s blood supply is prepared for whatever comes our way. This year has been unlike any thing we have faced before. Giving of ourselves and being prepared will help us face whatever the rest of 2020 (and beyond) will bring. Our partners, the Texas Rangers are hosting
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Many thanks to the incredibly generous donors and sponsors that came together for the second annual Celebration of Life Blood Drive with Kidd’s Kids!  It was great to see all 114 blood donors and our awesome community partners: Toyota Motor-North America, Texas Lottery, Toyota Music Factory, Whataburger, Direct Energy, the City of Irving and Las Colinas, and UNIFY
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Effective Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Carter BloodCare will be able to accept individuals as blood donors who were previously deferred by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines that regulate the blood industry. The FDA announced the revised guidelines in April, but Carter BloodCare needed time to modify computer systems, write procedures and train our staff
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During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gateway Church and their generous parishioners and supporters hosted much needed replacement blood drives. Thanks to the dedication of Gateway Church 462 donors helped make up for the abrupt loss of 70% of scheduled blood drives. Carter BloodCare and Gateway Church traditionally come together to host a
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7/20/20 UPDATE: Thanks to Frisco’s first responders 225 donors showed up this past weekend to #GiveForLife! Thank you so much! Frisco’s first responders are eager to make sure blood is readily available for community hospital patients, no matter what emergencies arise. That’s why Frisco Police and Fire departments are stepping up to host the Battle
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Even in uncertain times, blood donors help Carter BloodCare meet the mission of saving lives by making transfusion possible – however this time through convalescent plasma donation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing emergency use of convalescent plasma in the battle against COVID-19. COVID convalescent plasma (CCP) provides antibodies from recovered patients
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Your willingness to be a blood donor is an inspiration for what the future holds. We know this is not what you expected during this time of your life. Part of becoming the leader you are meant to be is letting go of what is expected and embracing the unexpected. Your generation is uniquely qualified
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#GiveForLife We’ve seen a lot of change this year, but one thing stays true, Lone Star 92.5 and iHeart partners continue to help keep the summer blood supply ready for the unexpected! Summer is always a rough time for the blood supply. During this unique time of social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives,
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Brave the moment with Dallas Summer Musicals as they graciously join us for our summer blood drive series. This campaign builds off of the great work done during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to insure our community is ready for the unexpected. Make plans to give blood with Dallas Summer Musicals  on Tue., May 26
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Plasma recolectada de pacientes que se han recuperado de Covid-19 puede traerle esperanza a pacientes que están actualmente hospitalizados por COVID-19. Al plasma obtenido de pacientes recuperados se le llama plasma convaleciente y se usa como tratamiento para ayudar a pacientes con Covid-19. Este plasma convaleciente contiene anticuerpos que se cree que pueden ayudar a
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