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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
remembering...
red Cross faces
critical blood shortage
While thousands of peo-
ple from across the country
responded to the emergency
request for blood and plate-
let donations issued by the
American Red Cross in early
July, a critical blood short-
age remains. The Red Cross
urges eligible donors to give
now to help ensure blood is
available throughout the rest
of the summer to meet patient
needs.
A blood drive is set in
Sisters on Monday, August 1
from 1 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Fire
Hall, 301 S. Elm St.
At times, blood and plate-
lets are being distributed to
hospitals faster than donations
are coming in, which impacts
the ability to rebuild the blood
supply. Right now, the Red
Cross has less than a five-day
blood supply on hand. The
Red Cross strives to have a
five-day supply at all times
to meet the needs of patients
every day and be prepared
for emergencies that may
require significant volumes of
donated blood products.
“The Red Cross contin-
ues to have an emergency
need for blood and platelet
donors to give now and help
save patient lives,” said Neil
Tosuntikool, donor recruit-
ment director of the Red
Cross Pacific Northwest
Blood Services Region. “We
are grateful for those who
have already stepped up this
summer to give and want to
remind those who are eligible
that hospital patients are still
counting on them to roll up a
sleeve.”
In the U.S., every two sec-
onds someone like Ray Poulin
needs blood or platelets.
Poulin’s liver and kidneys
failed following a serious
blood infection. The situation
became urgent when his liver
hemorrhaged. He was given a
10 percent chance of survival.
After receiving 77 units of
blood, Poulin defied the odds.
“There was a lot that went
into saving my life, but if the
blood wasn’t available when I
needed it, I wouldn’t be here
today,” said Poulin.
there was a lot that
went into saving my life,
but if the blood wasn’t
available when I
needed it, I wouldn’t
be here today.
— ray Poulin
Blood and platelets are
needed for many different rea-
sons. Accident and burn vic-
tims, heart surgery patients,
organ transplant patients, and
those receiving treatment for
leukemia, cancer or sickle cell
disease may all need blood.
Donors of all blood types
are urgently needed to help
restock the shelves. The Red
Cross is thanking those who
come in to donate blood or
platelets between July 25 and
August 31 by emailing them
a $5 Amazon.com gift card
claim code.
To schedule an appoint-
ment to donate, use the free
Blood Donor App, visit www.
redcrossblood.org or call
1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-
733-2767). Donation appoint-
ments and completion of a
RapidPass online health his-
tory questionnaire are encour-
aged to help reduce wait
times.
photo provided
Pat Woollard and friends dedicated this Kiwanis bench at Fir Street Park in memory of Col. robert
Woollard on July 14.
Candidate asked to withdraw over online post
PORTLAND (AP) —
Oregon House Republicans
are calling on one of their
legislative candidates to
withdraw from the November
election because of an image
posted on his Facebook page
showing President Barack
Obama with a noose around
his neck.
The
Oregonian /
OregonLive reports a spokes-
man for the Republicans
called the post “absolutely
abhorrent” and said George
“Sonny” Yellott should apolo-
gize for the image. Yellott is
running for House District 48.
The post featured an edited
photo showing Obama’s
head on former Iraqi dictator
Saddam Hussein in an image
from the dictator’s 2006 hang-
ing. The photo also showed a
hooded figure placing a noose
around Obama’s neck and the
words, “The Making of a
National Holiday.”
Yellott, a member of
the Mt. Hood Community
College’s board of directors,
didn’t immediately return
calls seeking comment.
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