For his 84th blood donation, Paradise man gives extra-special Christmas gift
Marine veteran thanks Stony Brook hospital for ‘Christmas miracle’
24
Dec
Marine veteran Al Kirby, of Shirley, helped launch a blood drive Monday with the same Stony Brook University Hospital staffers who saved his life last Christmas over the course of a nearly 10-hour surgery using 27 units of blood products. Read Full Article
For his 84th blood donation, Paradise man gives extra-special Christmas gift
Students donate 1200 blood units at Red Sunday blood donation festival in Hanoi
23
Dec
Thousands of people, mainly students and youngsters, donated 1,200 blood units during the Chu nhat Do (Red Sunday) blood donation festival held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology on Sunday. Speaking at the event, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised contributions of the programme, organisations and
Ladner family stresses importance of blood donations
20
Dec
Dan and Robyn Yatchuk and their four-year-old son Khoen know all too well the importance of blood donation. The Ladner family is sharing their story through Canadian Blood Services encouraging others to support Canada’s Lifeline. Khoen was born with Hereditary Spherocytosis and had his first transfusion at three weeks old.
BC family makes plea for blood donors to help sick toddler
19
Dec
A Ladner family is making a plea for more blood donors to help their four-year-old boy, who needs ongoing blood transfusions. “Donating blood truly is a selfless gift,” said Robyn Yatchuk, whose son Khoen was born with a hereditary blood disorder. “If you don’t know someone who needs blood you
An all-woman blood donors group inspires residents
18
Dec
Blood donation camp by women for women- a new initiative launched by the Blood Donors Mangalaru Women’s Wing is expected to change the way people think about blood donation as a male dominated service. Read Full Article
Boy with cancer urges blood donations to flow
Sutton mum who would have died without transfusions backs calls for more blood donors
Wes Leonard blood drive held amid ‘critical shortage’ of type O blood
29
Aug
The 8th annual Wes Leonard Memorial Blood Drive was held on Saturday at Fennville Middle School. Leonard was a high school basketball player who collapsed on the court in 2011 from a sudden cardiac arrest. In the years since Leonard’s death, his family has developed the Wes Leonard Heart Team