Gone, but definitely not forgotten – Blood drive for cancer victim
A 15-year-old boy who was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, tragically passed away earlier this year – and has left inspiration in his wake. Joshua Castle was 14 years old when he was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) and his mom, Penny Castle, said he was one of those total
100th time is a charm for John Mlynar of Honeoye
Newborn receives gift of life through donated blood
Sara Smith is a happy, active four-and-a-half-year old who lives in Main Brook, on our province’s Northern Peninsula. She looks like any other toddler — except that Sara was born with half a heart. Sara has been diagnosed with a number of congenital heart defects, including: hypoplastic right heart, pulmonary
Rare ‘Bombay’ blood group donor saves life
A rare ‘Bombay’ blood group patient was successfully transfused after the untiring efforts of the Department of Transfusion Medicine and Department of General Medicine at Christian Medical College and Hospital, (CMCH) Ludhiana.Ram Ajoor, a 60-year-old migrant labourer, in Ludhiana came to the CMC Hospital with anaemia and complications of diabetes.
Bristol dad thanks hospital staff for saving daughter’s life before she was even born
A dad has thanked hospital staff for saving his daughter’s life after finding out she had a severe heart condition while in her mum’s womb. Chris Dean was left shocked when scans last year found his daughter’s heart was abnormally enlarged. Doctors quickly diagnosed little Imogen with fetal anaemia, a
I want to tell you about the best gift I’ve ever been given.
Blood drive to be held in honor of 17-month-old
I had a blood transfusion in the womb – now I’m training as a nurse to give something back
Bratt Resident Reaches Elite 100 Gallon Blood Donor Mark
Bratt resident Gary Goodwin joined the 100 Gallon Donor Club Thursday at the OneBlood center on Nine Mile Road. Goodwin, an Army veteran, kept donating platelets after he moved from Tampa to Bratt, where he and his wife have horses, volunteer with the Escambia Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse, and rescue