Many people have never given blood, but one Chicago man has now done it 500 times. Seventy-four-year-old Richard Packman went to a donation clinic put on by Vitalant (formerly Lifesource) at the Thompson Center Friday morning, for his milestone moment. The former Marine first donated blood in the early 1990s
Paula Lopatosky, a Southington resident, is hosting her ninth annual blood drive at Grace United Methodist Church at 121 Pleasant St, Southington CT in honor of Plainville residents Daniela and Matteo Ciriello on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Daniela is six years old and was diagnosed with Beta
FROM first impressions, 65-year-old Tung Yiu Hung seems like any normal, healthy senior citizen. Delve a little deeper into his background though, and one will soon discover that the sexagenarian is actually quite out of the ordinary. Tung, setting an exemplary example for blood donors in the country, has bled
Looming shortfall of blood drives could impair patient care. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. To help meet the constant demand for lifesaving blood donations and prevent blood shortages this winter, the American Red Cross is urging individuals and organizations to be winter heroes by hosting a
David Butterworth does not know exactly how many people are alive today it it wasn’t for him. But the 250 donations he has made as a blood donor will certainly have kept numerous people alive who would have died without his intervention. The 72-year-old, from Arthur Street, Bentley, first signed
Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to stage 2, forcing her to undergo a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, which required blood products. Though she was a blood donor prior to her diagnosis,
Angela Kendall had never received a blood transfusion until she needed a life-saving procedure hours after the birth of her daughter. Now, she hopes to organize one of largest blood drives ever in the county. Kendall developed a postpartum hemorrhage six hours after giving birth and was rushed into a
OneBlood is holding a blood drive to celebrate Halloween from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31. Appointments can be made at any OneBlood Donor Center and anyone who donates will receive a “Bone-A-Fide Blood Donor” T-shirt. Generally healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood and photo ID is