Patrick Lee, 67, has passed the practice of donating blood onto his children and grandchildren. “I wanted them to be comfortable with donating blood. And they’ve all been blood donors,” Lee said. The process for donating blood for the American Red Cross is routine. Fill out your health history and
As an expectant parent, perhaps you’ve heard about preserving your newborn’s umbilical cord blood, and educated yourself on the pros and cons of both private banking and public donation. If you’ve decided to privately bank, you select a bank, and start working directly with that company’s representative. If you’ve decided that
A church community is donating life in memory of a beloved member of their congregation following his death. Dozens of people showed up to donate blood at St. Peter’s Catholic Church blood drive Wednesday dedicated to Dan Needham. The church on Meyer Boulevard in Kansas City holds blood drives every
A Tri-Cities man has received national recognition for helping to grant others the gift of life. Dan Porter was one of just 13 people nationwide inducted into the Donation Hall of Fame, sponsored by Fenwal, Inc. The Donation Hall of Fame recognizes individuals across the U.S. who have demonstrated an extraordinary
When Agnus Lourd Mary approached a private hospital at Kattappana in Idukki last week for her delivery, doctors made a puzzling discovery during her check-up – Agnus’ blood group did not match anything existing. They referred Agnus and her husband Shijo Thomas to the Kottayam Medical College and Caritas Hospital.
A local woman is being recognized for donating 20 gallons of blood over the past three decades. 85-year-old Mimi Rouse gave her 160th donation to the Community Blood Bank today. That’s 160 pints of blood since she started regularly donating in 1989. Staff members surprised her with a celebration during
At 31 years old, a cancer diagnosis was not on Const. Matt Oakes’s radar. But after experiencing chest and jaw pain and a rapid 20-pound weight loss late last year, the Hamilton police officer was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Following an eight-month hospital stay, chemotherapy, many blood transfusions and
