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One pint at a time – rising to the top 1% of blood donors in the U.S.

June 28, 2022 Every two seconds in the United States, someone needs blood: Kids battling cancer, accident victims, new moms facing complicated childbirths, and many more. Yet only 3% of people in the U.S. give blood. One of them is Macon Sizemore, director of rehabilitation services at VCU Health. He avoided donating blood growing up, always using sports as an excuse. He didn’t want to risk feeling depleted and hurting his performance. When his career running track in high school and college was over, he decided to donate when his church held a blood drive. View story

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One pint at a time – rising to the top 1% of blood donors in the U.S.

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