Donating the gift of life
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On Dec. 22, the parking lot of the Jackson County Hospital District was a bustling place, filled with people waiting to donate a precious resource – their own blood.
Adam Garcia, a newly-diagnosed leukemia patient, was on hand, as were many people donating in his name. Garcia looked on gratefully as Jackson County residents lined up to donate. Accompanying Garcia were his buddies with the Friends of the Cowboys and Cowgirls. The organization was cooking hamburgers for blood donors.
“We did this for football games,” said Garcia, “The dads got together and cooked for the football players, so when we decided to do the blood drive, this is what we wanted to do to help out, and to give back to the people who are giving blood in honor of me and for anyone else who needs blood.”
Another perk waited inside for donors.
“Once they give blood, HEB has donated gift cards and those are available while supplies last,” said Donna Coleman, the hospital district’s director of professional services, “It’s great to see Jackson County out supporting each other,”
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