Residents make blood donation a habit
Family pays it forward, hosts blood drive after son’s open heart surgery
READER LETTER: My thanks to those who gave blood
Learners give the gift of life at local blood drive
Children and teachers from St Ursula’s School each waited their turn to donate blood to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) recently. According to Belinda Espag from the school, they chose to host this blood drive because blood is something you can donate immediately, it costs you nothing to
Community blood drive planned for baby with congenital heart disease
The Blood Center is holding a blood drive for a Walker baby born with a severe congenital heart disease. At just 5-months-old, Nathaniel Sparks has already had his first cardiac surgery and is expected to have another one where he’s being treated at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Baby Nathaniel
4-Year-Old’s Birthday Party Helps Collect Blood Donations
Henry and his family hold a blood drive party because donated blood helped save their son’s life. Read Full Article
Mother Whose Son Was Saved By Blood Donors Encourages People To Give Blood
For Brittany Heckenberg, service is in her blood, quite literally. Heckenberg started donating to Vitalant’s blood banks after her family’s need for blood was urgent a little over a year ago. Her 3-year-old son, who fondly goes by “Superman Henry,” suddenly became ill back in 2017 with a rare blood