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Mom afraid of what could happen if daughter can’t access blood transfusions due to low supply …

4 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Mapillar Dahn has three daughters with sickle cell disease. Her middle daughter, Khadeejah “Deej” Tyler, relies on blood transfusions after having a stroke. “If I go without blood transfusion, it’s a high risk I will have a stroke, the 15-year-old said. “I’ve had one before. We are so on top …

Boy, 5, needs constant blood transfusions just to stay alive

19 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

A Harrogate mum is speaking out about her son’s condition, so rare that it affects under 1,000 people worldwide. Vicky Flintoff is determined to raise awareness of her son Archie’s diagnosis of Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, more commonly known as DBA. The condition is a bone marrow failure disorder and caused …

Mother’s Day blood drive held in honor of baby girl with rare form of anemia

11 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor

A blood donation event was hosted in National City on Mother’s Day in honor of a 7-month-old baby with a rare form of anemia. Baby Sevey beat the odds — she was born with a rare form of anemia which can be fatal if not treated properly. “We found out …

Baby With Rare Form of Anemia Inspires Blood Donations

10 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor

A Mother’s Day blood drive was held Sunday in National City in honor of a baby with a rare form of anemia. Sevey Quinto, a 7-month-old baby, requires regular blood transfusions to stay alive. “We’re really lucky that she’s here with us. She has a condition called Alpha Thalassemia,” said …

Georgetown pageant teen doesn’t let sickle cell disease get in her way

18 Apr No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Tymia Green has spent countless hours in hospitals, battling sickle cell disease with 80 blood transfusions at the age of 15 — with subsequent blockages causing excruciating pain. But Tymia doesn’t use the disease as a crutch, she wants to be just like her fellow teens. As a lifelong beauty …

‘It would change our lives,’ teens plead for more blood, bone marrow donations

15 Apr No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, sickle cell anemia

The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is calling you to action to save two sisters’ lives. They need blood donations to survive and bone marrow to cure their disorder. “There’s a lot to smile about, I’m alive,” Kyra Crawford said. Behind Kami and Kyra Crawford’s bright smiles — there’s …

Little Ahwatukee girl continues to inspire blood drive donors here

18 Mar No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

Last week, 5-year-old Adelyn Troutman of Ahwatukee had her 80th monthly blood transfusion. It’s been part of the little girl’s monthly routine ever since she was 2 months old and was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Diamond-Blackfan anemia, which prohibits her body from making red blood cells. The …

Sister keeps memory of brother alive through blood donation advocacy

9 Jan No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Marqus Valentine first shared his story with ABC7 in 2019. He was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when he was six months old. “So, something that Marqus and I did together was start to educate and encourage other sickle cell patients to tell their stories,” said Marqus’ sister and co-founder …

Woman advocates for blood donations

30 Dec No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, sickle cell anemia

The WCIA Gift of Life Blood Drive is this week and there is one woman who is a big advocate of donations. Ruthie Harper has a Sickle Cell Anemia trait. She does not have the disease, but she has passed it down to her children. The disease took her son …

Las Vegas family concerned with decline of blood donations amid pandemic

2 Dec No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

The local chapter of the American Red Cross said blood donations are down due to the pandemic. The Red Cross said there is concern about donations with the arrival of flu season and said blood donations typically decline during the holidays. All are also concerns for Las Vegas mother Venessa …

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