# @americanredcross on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTgPTK0Dn7-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72587928-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-14T20:00:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

## Caption

Richard Keating doesn’t think of himself as extraordinary. He’s just a man who rolls up his sleeve, sits in a blood donation chair, and donates platelets.

But as years passed, these small acts of generosity have added up to an incredible impact: 500 platelet donations.

Richard started donating blood when he was in college, then switched to donating platelets after learning about the constant need and that he had a great platelet count. Now, he donates every two weeks. The driving force behind his commitment to giving is his wife, Michelle, a retired oncology nurse and breast cancer survivor.

Richard’s generosity doesn’t stop at the donation chair. He also volunteers as a blood transportation specialist with RedCrossMO, delivering blood and platelets to hospitals in the St. Louis area.

He still remembers his very first delivery to a children’s hospital and an encounter with a young patient in the elevator that made a lasting impression.

“It reinforced the need to donate platelets, that I am doing the right thing and I will do it as long as I can,” Richard said.

#NationalBloodDonorMonth #DonateBlood #GiveBlood #BloodDonor #DonatePlatelets #PlateletDonor #DonateBloodSaveLives #GiveBloodSaveLives

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