Hemoglobal 101
What is Hemoglobal's mission?
Improving the lives of children experiencing blood disorders by raising money for better treatment, education, and research
What cells carry oxygen?
Red Blood Cells
This Taylor Swift song shares its title with something you definitely don’t want between friends.
Bad Blood
Myth or fact: Your blood is blue inside your veins until it reaches oxygen.
Myth. Blood is always red.
This campus location becomes almost impossible to find a seat in during exam season.
Weldon Library
Name a country that the Hemoglobal charity targets
Any South/ South Asian country
T/F: Beta Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin.
True
Olivia Rodrigo sings about this type of bloodsucker in a 2023 hit.
Myth or fact: Donating blood permanently reduces the amount of blood in your body.
Myth. The body replaces the lost volume and blood cells.
This campus hazard has been known to hiss, chase students, and generally act like it owns the place.
Geese
Name an event we have done in the past
Hoops for Hemo, Joe Kool's Night
Where are blood cells produced
The bone marrow
“Blood is thicker than water” is commonly used to suggest that these relationships are especially strong.
Family relationships
Myth or fact: Access to care for Thalessemia or any other blood diseases is equally available anywhere in the world.
Myth. Over 90% of children with thalassemia in Canada survive to adulthood, while fewer than 50% do so in India.
This river runs alongside parts of Western’s campus.
Thames River
Name a blood disorder central to Hemoglobal's work
Thalassemia
A deficiency of this mineral is one of the most common nutritional causes of anemia.
Iron
This series follows vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore.
The Vampire Diaries
Myth or fact: Blood transfusions always require the donor and recipient to have exactly the same ABO blood type.
Myth. Compatible blood types can be used.
This open paved area near the UCC is better known by this beach-inspired nickname.
Concrete Beach
Name a specific Hemoglobal project we highlighted earlier
Any of the following are good:
Improving care in Sri Lanka and India by funding tests and supporting clinic staff.
Creation of a national patient registry and medical records system in Sri Lanka and India.
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood through the aorta and into systemic circulation.
Left ventricle
This 1897 Bram Stoker novel helped define the modern image of the blood-drinking vampire.
Dracula
Myth or fact: The difference between inheriting Alpha-Thalessemia vs Beta-Thalessemia is simply the region where the mutation occurs (alpha-globin vs beta-globin)
Fact. That is the only difference between inheriting one over the other.
This street just east of campus is known for restaurants, bars, and student nightlife.
Richmond Row