Pamela Wilson handed out sloppy joes alongside other volunteers during the Hutchinson blood drive on Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Sherman. But there’s someone missing, the person who solidified the importance of giving blood. For decades, Wilson gave blood while she worked as a nurse. She retired
Ever since he can remember, 14-year-old Landon Kennedy has been fighting against Crohn’s disease. Diagnosed at 18 months and given a colostomy bag at 3 years old, Landon has been through multiple scopes, procedures and surgeries to remove intestines and even received a bone marrow transplant, as the disease causes
Seventeen-year-old Abby Droessler, a Hayward High School junior and student athlete, enjoys riding and showing horses, hunting and volunteering for church and community events. Unlike most teenagers her age, Abby is also a blood recipient who needed multiple transfusions of blood products following a July 2015 watercraft accident that left
In March 2017 Amelia Iverson suffered a near-fatal birth complication requiring massive amounts of blood transfusions. In total, she received 61 units, which replaced all the blood in her body approximately six times. Now Iverson wants to give back and make sure there is enough blood for others who need
