The Blood Matters Blog

The Miles of Kindness documentary is making stops across Our Blood Institute's service area, capturing powerful stories of hope, resilience and the lifesaving impact of blood donation. Learn how you can become part of the movement.

When our communities faced an emergency blood shortage, you answered the call for help. Because of blood donors like you, patients received the lifesaving transfusions they needed when every second mattered. These are just a few of the lives your generosity helped touch.

Our Blood Institute is expanding what’s possible with every donation. With the addition of a new cleanroom facility, donated blood can now support cutting-edge therapies, helping bring advanced treatments closer to home for Oklahoma patients.

Every transplant starts with a generous donor — but it can't happen without blood. From surgery to recovery, blood donors help make second chances possible.

Connor was just three years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Blood transfusions helped give him the strength to fight and recover.

Learn how blood donors helped 5-year-old Millie Bontempo fight leukemia and stay strong through treatment. Watch her story and see the impact of giving blood.

When trauma happpens, blood is vital. Most importantly, blood is needed before the trauma happens to ensure those that need it, have it.

A Texas teen survived a devastating train crash thanks to two units of donated blood. After 49 days in the hospital, Addison Butler is home, walking again, and sharing her story to remind others why giving blood is so important.

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and we’re sharing a powerful conversation about life with sickle cell and the lifesaving role of blood donors.