011817 Giving Blood (KM) - DeKalb Daily Chronicle Photos

011817 Giving Blood (KM)

Melisa Ekstorm, team leader at Heartland Blood Centers in DeKalb, prepares to insert a needle into the arm of Russell Lovell of Sycamore on Jan. 12 as he donates blood platelets. Not only blood is collected from a donor; automated products, including platelets, plasma and red blood cells also can be collected.

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Melisa Ekstorm, team leader at Heartland Blood Centers in DeKalb, prepares to insert a needle into the arm of Russell Lovell of Sycamore on Jan. 12 as he donates blood platelets. Not only blood is collected from a donor; automated products, including platelets, plasma and red blood cells also can be collected.