Bermagui resident Robert Johnson is reading a book on the Black Summer bushfires during a bit of downtime while making a milestone 750th blood donation at the Garran Red Cross Lifeblood Centre. To the humble 62-year-old, who has been donating blood or plasma since June 1976, Mr Johnson said the
Kayla Peterson, an 11-year-old Metairie resident, is battling Aplastic Anemia – a rare condition that stops the body from producing enough blood cells. The New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity Restore held a blood drive just for Kayla on Sunday. “She’s just one example of hundreds of patients across the
Marqus Valentine first shared his story with ABC7 in 2019. He was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when he was six months old. “So, something that Marqus and I did together was start to educate and encourage other sickle cell patients to tell their stories,” said Marqus’ sister and co-founder
