Pine Island man is first person to reach 400 blood donations at Mayo Clinic – KTTC
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Dave Johnson of Pine Island is the first person to reach 400 blood donations at Mayo Clinic, and he’s not done yet. As of Tuesday, February 14, he’s donated 442 times. His dad introduced him to blood donation. When he was teenager, he accompanied his dad along to some of …
Just minutes after she was born on Oct. 21, 1964, Teresa Maxwell, MT (ASCP), was rushed away from her parents for a lifesaving blood transfusion. “My mom’s blood was attacking my blood in utero,” Maxwell said. “So the day I was born, I had to have a complete exchange transfusion. …
Mark Slabach, of Halifax County, completed his 20th gallon donation at the last blood drive at the Community Donation Center located at the Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax. Slabach is quickly recognized by many in the community as he has recently retired from the local hospital. For 10 years, he …
115 days ago, little Madison Adams was living her life as any 11-year-old girl would; until a visit to the doctor turned her and her family’s world upside down. Crystal Adams, Madison’s mother, says she noticed bruising, which is not normal along with a cough and headache. It then that …
The Richmond Fire Department is honoring one of their own as he battles Leukemia. On Feb. 15, RFD along with the American Red Cross will host a blood drive at the Richmond Convention Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of Firefighter Jonathan Clarke. “Firefighter Jonathan Clarke was …
Greenside High School hosted one of the four annual blood drives in cooperation with the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) on January 27. The whole event was organised by Rasa Vythilingam and Gregory Shipton, teachers at the school. Shipton states that the main reason is to help boost the …
Red Deer Polytechnic’s Student-Athletes Advisory Council recently joined forces with Canadian Blood Services for the third annual Bleed Green Campaign. From January 14-31, the polytechnic’s student-athletes encouraged fellow teammates, friends, family, and community members to donate blood under RDP Athletics and support Canadian Blood Services. Shamus Neeson, a Canadian Blood …
Once again, blood is in short supply at area hospitals. That’s why WSFA 12 News is teaming up with LifeSouth Community Blood Center to help. This Friday is our annual Give from the Heart blood drive. The drive will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at LifeSouth Community Blood …
The mayor of London has donated blood as part of a drive to save lives. At least 40,000 new donors are needed in the capital each year over the next five years to keep supplying blood for lifesaving treatments, according to the NHS. There is a particular focus on increasing …
A couple in Karnataka’s Haveri district entered into wedlock with a noble cause — donating blood — to show his gratitude for the timely blood he had received after meeting a fatal accident four years ago. While Praveen Subbannavar (32), an electrician by profession, donated one unit of his ‘O …