By Kathryn Dean, American Red Cross volunteer  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life, making breast cancer the second most common … Continue reading →

By Eilene E. Guy, American Red Cross volunteer  Full confession: More than once in my life, I’ve walked into the kitchen and found my teakettle boiled dry, glowing red hot on the stove. I’d neglected to turn the burner off before I left the room.  A-a-a-a-ck!  Lucky for me, … Continue reading →

By Tim Poe, American Red Cross volunteer I walked into the cot-filled room on a sundrenched late-summer Friday, saw an arm rise and heard a smiling voice, “Hey, my man, I can take you over here!” After checking in with … Continue reading →

By Ryan Lang, American Red Cross As part of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, national societies often support disaster response in neighboring countries. The American and Canadian Red Cross have a long history of this kind of … Continue reading →

September is National Preparedness Month, and the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region is urging everyone to protect their loved ones and their homes by getting ready now. Most people may not realize it, but the nation’s number one disaster … Continue reading →