Spotted in the blogosphere

Check out these posts about Stanford Blood Center. Thanks to all of you for spreading the word! If you're interested in doing a guest post for our blog, Hemoblogin, please contact Julie Ruel, Internet Marketing Manager.

• Behind-the-Scenes Account of an Inspired Filmmaker
  by Stanford Blood Center videographer Noah Stout, from his organization's blog
  "I give credit to everyone who selflessly donates blood, and has allowed one of these stories to move them to a blood center to save a life. What I want to talk about in this piece of writing, however, is a different sort of inspiration I experienced when digesting these stories."
• Be a Hero – Donate Blood
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Donne Davis, from her blog GaGa Sisterhood
  "I always tell people: you don’t have to rescue someone from a burning building to be a hero."
• Blood Donation
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Phillip King, from his blog Weekend Engineering
  "Yup, as I sit here typing this, I am hooked up to a Gambro BCT blood separation machine which is pulling blood out of my left arm, extracting the desired components (in this case platelets), and putting the bulk material back into my arm."
• Not my ministry?
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Amy Zucker Morgenstern, from her blog Sermons in Stones
  "She knew just the language that would reach me, and she said it with such compassion. I barely got out of there without crying."
• Give Yourself Away
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Kathy Harris, from her blog why i ride
  "Here's to being extra special, in less than two hours and without costing a dime."
• Become a Blood Donor
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Susan Ipaktchian, from the Stanford University School of Medicine medical news blog Scope
  "Do you know your blood type? I was surprised when many of my friends and family members said they didn't know theirs."
• Sharks Fans are Saving Lives
  by Stanford Blood Center blood drive host Sharks Foundation, from the page News
  "And in a surprise visit, some Sharks players snuck upstairs after their practice to personally thank those who were on hand to donate their time and blood."
• Give Blood, Watch Hockey!
  by Stanford Blood Center donor Sagar Pathak, from his blog Horizontal Rain
  "My friend Tim and I joined 400 other donors on a cold and wet Saturday morning at the HP Pavilion to donate a pint of blood for those in need."
• Blood in the Water
  by Stanford Blood Center donor T. Caserza, from his blog Time is Monkey
  "I learned that this donation was my 1 gallon donation, which it would seem is kind of a big deal."
• Pay it Forward
  by Stanford Blood Center blood drive coordinator Dianna Murphy, from the family CaringBridge journal
  "February 20th, 2011 marked Kevin’s 2nd year anniversary of receiving a new heart. We are all grateful he is doing so well"