Local mom with sickle cell disease says national blood shortage is ‘scary’
You will never know how much I treasure you, blood donors
For sickle cell warriors, the battle never ends – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Feb
People with sickle cell disease call themselves warriors. They battle their own bodies, and they too often must confront hospital workers who doubt their pain and a public that doesn’t understand their illness. The fight begins at a very young age, which is something Alexis Lott knows well. The 32-year-old
‘We need donors’: Nurse shares importance of blood donations after battling leukemia as a child
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Jan
The supply of blood in Illinois is critically low right now. It’s so low, that the Red Cross said hospitals have been forced to cancel surgeries. But donors can help multiple patients, even the smallest Chicagoans, by rolling up their sleeves. Sometimes the tiniest patients need the biggest forms of
Mother and daughter start ‘Sickle Cell Lego Challenge’ on TikTok to spread awareness
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Sep
Twenty-one-year-old Jasemine Jackson-Winston is a senior studying at Ohio State University. She was born with sickle cell disease. “It’s frustrating. It’s hard for me to focus and hard for me to study because of the pain,” said Jackson-Winston. Sickle cell is inherited and mostly affects the black community. Red blood
My boy is only alive now thanks to the kindness of strangers… please help if you can – The Irish Sun
Great Falls High School soccer player Emma Pachek emboldens community to become donors
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Aug
On June 5, Great Falls High soccer player Emma Pachek collapsed on the field due to what was seemingly increasing fatigue the past few weeks. A hematology report in Kalispell would reveal she had a rare blood disorder: aplastic anemia. From that point began many treatments in Denver, Colorado where
Birmingham mum pleas for ‘life-saving’ blood donations as city faces huge shortfall
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Jul
A mum from Birmingham who suffers from a life-threatening disease has made a heartfelt for more blood donors from the Afro-Caribbean community as the city faces a huge shortfall. Shelley Falconer, 34, from Erdington, was diagnosed with sickle cell as a baby and receives six units of blood every four
Columbus woman expresses how quality of life depends on blood donors
Evans girl’s diagnosis inspires sister, teammates to help
