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Expert speaks how – and why – to participate in Blood Donor Month
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Expert speaks how – and why – to participate in Blood Donor Month

Harrisonburg, huh. (WHSV) – January is Blood Donor Month, but health experts say that blood donations are in demand all year.

Kacey Raines, Laboratory Manager at the Sentara RMH Medical Center, said that every other second, someone in America needs a blood transfusion. There is currently no alternative for synthetic blood except those who go in to help by becoming a blood donor.

“Sometimes it is about whether we do not have blood, the patients will die,” Raines said. “So we have the care team, and I want to thank you, the donors, for providing blood, because it is crucial for the care of our patients.”

Raines said that if you are looking for a way to give back the new year it will not take any money – just a little of your time.