Month: February 2022

How “We are Blood” Serves Central Texas

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Austin, TX- “We are Blood” is an organization that works to provide over 40 hospitals in Central Texas with a supply of blood. “We are Blood” has three permanent locations in Austin, and also performs mobile blood drives throughout the area.

Eric Von Lehmden is the communications and content manager for “We Are Blood,” and a two-time cancer survivor. He took the position at “We Are Blood” to give back, as a receiver of blood and platelets himself. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
When asked what motivated her to donate blood, this donor answered, “There are a lot of needs in the community and this is one small way to give back.”
This donor regularly donates blood at “We Are Blood,” and made it her New Year’s resolution to begin donating platelets as well.
Type O negative blood is the universal blood type and gets pulled off the shelves of “We Are Blood” the quickest.
The North Lamar location of “We Are Blood” has a lab that processes the blood from all of the other “We Are Blood” locations and mobile drives.