After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age 2, J.R. Tell received multiple blood transfusions during his medical treatment. Now 13 and cancer-free for 10 years, the Mattoon Middle School eighth-grader is a big proponent people giving blood to help those in medical need. “J.R. understands the importance and encourages everyone
Nearly 10,000 units of blood have been collected since 2009 in the memory of two sisters, who were victims of the 2008 bomb blasts. Mehak (6) and Diya (3) were killed in Jaipur serial bomb blasts on May 13, 2008. Read Full Article
Throughout Saturday hundreds of community members arrived at Colby High School to donate their blood in memory of Denis Woik. This was the first memorial blood drive for Denis since his passing in 2018. Denis was diagnosed with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer in November of 2017. Shortly after, he began receiving
Little Nash was born premature and weighed nearly 2 pounds at birth. Now, as a toddler, his family is hoping to spread the message of the value of donating blood, which ultimately saved their child. Read Full Article
Burnet High School’s Health Occupation Students of America say their upcoming blood drive has a greater significance than the ones they helped organize in the past. This one is for Team Thiago. Team Thiago was created for 3-year-old Thiago Paxtor, the son of a Burnet Consolidated Independent School District teacher.
Despairing parents of an adorable little toddler have spoken of their gratitude at the 120 strangers who have donated blood to help save her life. Adeline Davidson, two, needs a blood transfusion every week to stay alive due to her rare blood cancer , myelodysplasia. But parents Jordan and Stephanie
At 12 years of age, Stephanie Bible is suffering from neuroblastoma for the second time in her young life. A blood drive to replenish supplies for Stephanie will be held today by MEDIC Regional Blood Center at Community Freewill Baptist Church, located at 1660 Phagan Store Road in Talbott, from
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with Marsh Regional Blood Center to host blood drives in memory of fallen officer Sgt. Steve Hinkle. The ‘Sergeant Hinkle Memorial Blood Drive’ will be held Friday, May 10, from 11:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department office
