Carlee Gibson, 6, was able to donate bone marrow to her sister McKenzie Gibson, 8, saving her life. The two are now helping to raise awareness about the importance of bone marrow donors. McKenzie Gibson, said she’s “about to be 9.” “I do remember when she got this big needle …

In times of crisis, sometimes the best gift you can give is what’s inside you. Donating blood on a regular basis helps keep hospitals and other emergency care providers prepared for life-saving procedures, especially in times of disasters or other events that cause a large-scale threat to human life. Because …

A Kirkland family, fighting childhood cancer, is now calling on the community for blood donations to help raise awareness about the need for patients with cancer. “Our lives changed forever,” said Christine O’Connell whose daughter, Jane, was diagnosed with cancer in March. Her daughter, who was 3 years old at …

Throughout his teens and early 20s, Arthur McEnearney donated blood. Now at 89, he’s the one in need of blood transfusion. “I know people needed it. Just like I need it. And I never thought it would turn around but it did,” McEnearney said. McEnearney got his blood tested on …

Shabir Hussain, 51, a universal donor, has saved more than one hundred lives by donating his blood – 156 times over the last 37 years – prompting doctors to call him ‘the man with the golden arm’. Shabir, however, is miffed with the Health Department for not providing facilities to …

I try to give blood whenever I can. Since I am A negative I can also give double blood. There are many good reasons why you should be a blood donor, every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every …

Greg Noland jokes that it’s the best part of his day as he reclines back in the long gray chair. He’s at ease, as Phoenix Woods from Indiana Blood Center cleans his skin and preps the needle. “It’s just a short little pain and once it goes in it doesn’t …

Declare your affinity for #TeamEdward by donating blood to the American Red Cross on Saturday. During “Forks High School Day,” Forks High School seniors Savanah Norbisrath and Amber Hoagland will welcome you to the blood drive in Room 203 in the high school from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read …

In 2007, Ray Funnell’s wife, Lynne, convinced him to see a GP about a bruise on his arm that wouldn’t heal. The results of his blood tests and a bone-marrow aspirate were bad news – he had leukaemia. The doctor told him that although there were many treatment options, his …

Y. Sarvesh, a 7 year old kid who was waging a losing battle against thalassemia gets a new lease of life when he found a stem cell donor match for himself. The kid had been suffering from this fatal blood disorder ever since he was 4 years old. This disease …