Gifts of life help Sacramento County woman survive DUI crash

Ten years ago, Jessica Mendoza was severely injured in a crash after a drunk driver ran a red light and T-boned the car she was in. Her friend died in the crash. Mendoza was rushed to the hospital. She suffered traumatic brain injury and was in coma for eight days. …
We are gearing up for the Community Heroes Blood Drive starting this Friday. And we talked to one little girl who has greatly benefited from the blood donations of generous people. Jordyn Bruski was diagnosed with AML Leukemia, or Acute Myeloid Leukemia, when she was 11 years old. AML is …
Donating blood can save three lives. Andy Seidler, a long-time blood donor, has helped countless people. In fact, he hit a milestone after donating more than 100 pints of blood. “For me its routine now, I almost feel guilty if I don’t go to the day on my next donation …
When Bangalore-based Aditya Hegde received a call, informing him of a pregnant woman who desperately needed a blood transfusion in Chennai, he did not think twice. Grabbing the first train he could find to Chennai, he rushed to the aid of the woman, donated one unit of blood, and saved …
Roland Burger is always the first one to arrive, ready to give. And in the process, he’s saved hundreds of lives. When a blood drive is set up at the Treynor Community Center, Burger will be there to sit back in a chair, relax his arm and donate a pint. …
Mother of three-year-old girl with leukemia says blood donation is a ‘massive gift’ that saves lives. Young high school students giving blood for the first time Thursday learned how important the “gift of life” is when they met a little girl whose life has been saved because of blood donations. …
Across Utah County, there are people waiting for donations, whether it is a needed organ, bone marrow or blood that will save their lives. Others have given these life-saving donations to complete strangers. Gift of Life highlights those involved in the medical donation process. Jan. 5 is going to be …
One year ago Liz Ciulla was 23 weeks pregnant when her water broke and she was rushed to hospital. After two weeks of bedrest she went into labour and delivered her youngest daughter, Karina, at just 25 weeks gestation. Karina weighed just 1 lb. 7 oz. Liz jokes today she …
Kirk Albright has been donating for decades. Kirk Albright has done something only six other people in Minnesota have accomplished. He has officially donated his 100th gallon of blood to the Red Cross. According to the Red Cross, each pint of blood can help save up to three lives, so …
SEVEN-year-old Ashton Jugov-Janiec owes his life to 10 units of blood he received when he was born extremely early. The Beckenham schoolboy was born at 22 weeks — or four months premature — because of complications with his mother’s pregnancy. Soon after his birth, Ashton needed multiple blood transfusions because …