Your Health Now: Donating blood

Fort Myers, Fla. Saving lives can be as easy as rolling up your sleeves. That’s because by donating blood, we can all be lifesavers within our community. Jeremy Puckett, blood center supervisor with Lee Health, told us about becoming a blood donor.

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