‘Stay Strong Michael’ blood drive in Chatham highlights how donations save lives
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The annual Stay Strong Michael blood drive was held at Chatham High School on Sunday to remind the community of the importance of blood donations. The blood drive honors Michael DiMaggio, who was struck by a car in 2014 when he was 11 years old. “A motorist had a medical …
A family have thanked blood donors after their 13-month-old daughter was saved. Stephanie and Kenny were left worried when Hannah was born prematurely in October last year. She was born with a rare condition and was need of a lot of treatment including two full blood exchanges. The 36-year-old mum …
An 11-year-old boy has a bright future ahead after blood and platelet donations helped him fight off brain cancer. Adrian Dyck was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer two years ago when he was nine. “When we first found out that he had a brain tumour, we were just kind …
Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Peter Morritt recently completed his 100th blood donation, 21 years after his first. This one was for Team Army in the 14th Defence Blood Challenge. WO1 Morritt first donated blood after supporting his wife, Joanne, at her first donation. “Donating blood or plasma or platelets …
A Savannah, Missouri, teen is being remembered through a blood drive one year after his death from a rare form of cancer. The American Red Cross hosted the blood drive Tuesday in memory of Will Walker, who died on Nov. 15, 2021, at 16 years old. Doctors diagnosed Walker with …
A USC Board of Trustees member and the assistant director of sports medicine for the University of Tennessee football team met for the first time this weekend, as the Vols came to town to take on the Gamecocks. But the two have a connection that began over a year ago …
The annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Blood and Food Drive was held Thursday, Nov. 17, in La Mesa. The blood drive was set up in the Grossmont Center, just next to Choose Fitness, and will run until 6 p.m. The drive is part of the effort to …
An Austin resident is hoping to inspire people to donate blood by sharing her story of how a blood donation saved her life. Allison Rizzolo said she is lucky to be alive after a horrific rollover crash. “It was really dicey for a few hours, you know, whether I was …
A blood supply shortage continues across the nation, according to the American Red Cross, but donors like 73-year-old Sue Cox-Pyatt continue making a difference one pint at a time. For over half a century Cox-Pyatt has been donating blood — a lot of it, a total of 28 gallons to …
Bob Glenn wore his red shirt to mark the occasion. One hundred and fifty blood donations. On Friday (Nov. 4), Glenn rolled up his sleeve for the 150th time to make a donation at the Canadian Blood Service’s Barrie office. Glenn tells Simcoe.com his journey to 150 donations started with …