Blood donors are heroes, too – Monterey Herald

When a great white shark bit Steve Bruemmer off of Lovers Point in June, the immediate focus was getting him out of the water and applying tourniquets to stop the bleeding. But soon he was going to need blood, about 33 units he said, or roughly four gallons. “Everyone sees …
On about 24 Saturday mornings every year, 67-year-old Chuck Colby of Bellevue wakes up at 3 a.m. He doesn’t use an alarm clock — he never needs one — when he wanders downstairs to chug exactly 32 ounces of water to prepare for his 8 a.m. apheresis appointment, or blood …
As cases of severe flu infections uptick here in the Midlands, some local advocates are fearful of what that will mean for thousands of patients in need of life-saving blood transfusions. “Braden has this illness that is unforgiving. He’s been in the midst of a pain crisis now for a …
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An Upstate family is hosting a blood drive in memory of an Upstate teen who passed away due to complications with the flu in 2018. Hunter Allen, 19, was diagnosed with flu type A in January 2018. Allen’s condition quickly worsened and he was eventually hospitalized and placed on ECMO …
‘I don’t think people realize how almost painless the whole thing is. You’re not getting your arm chopped off,’ quips Bob Glenn who will roll up his sleeve for milestone donation Friday. A blood donation Friday by Bob Glenn will be the 150th of his life and he hopes to have a …
One family relies on blood donations to keep their 2-year-old’s heart pumping. Like every 2-year-old, Henry Soileau loves to play. “He likes to be outside, run around. He’s very independent, so he wants to do everything himself, if he wants to do something, he wants to help,” describes Ryan Soileau, …
After his twin brother Calder Wills died from cancer, Grayson Wills made it his goal to donate more blood than the 40 units his brother received throughout treatment. Grayson Wills, now a 17-year-old senior at Iowa City City High School, is the latest University of Iowa DeGowin Blood Center Gallon …
Flight Lieutenant Sam Edwards recently notched up his 50th blood donation in Melbourne as part of the Defence Blood Challenge. With the challenge wrapping up on December 8, he is hoping his desire to help others will motivate the like-minded to also roll up their sleeves and donate life-saving blood. …
A local man given a second chance at life from blood donations now plans to pay it forward with a blood drive next week. “Had it not been for people donating, we would not be here talking today,” says Timothy Shaw’s wife Jacquelin. Tim was involved in a near-fatal accident …