For Sudesh Ramakant Narvekar, blood donation started off as an immediate response to save an accident victim’s life, but he has since helped thousands in need and recently donated blood for the 100th time. Popularly known as the “blood man” of Goa, the 51-year-old has donated blood during medical emergencies
Throughout his life, Brad Morter donated 108 gallons of blood. When he died unexpectedly, his family decided to honor his memory by paying it forward. The Brad Morter Memorial Blood Drive was first held last year, and it returned on Wednesday. The goal is to mirror Morter’s lifetime donation total
Donating blood is an anonymous gift, and most of the time, the gift receiver never meets the gift giver, but they did on Monday at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica. Shatera Weaver is an educator who has sickle cell disease and is hospitalized seasonally to receive blood transfusions. Christine
A blood donor ambassador for the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS), Alpha Sanya, on Friday, September 23, donated his historic 100th pint of blood at the Nakuru regional blood centre. Sanya started donating blood in 1983 when he was a Form Three student at Jamhuri High School in Nairobi
In honor of a little girl who lost her battle to sickle cell anemia, two non-profit organizations are working together to raise awareness and hopefully save lives. September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder which causes red blood cells to contort into a sickle
A group of Billings moms know just how important blood can be. They’re each mothers of children battling cancer who have been helped immeasurably by blood transfusions. Since September is National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, the group figured it was their time to call attention to this crucial lifeline by
In Bismarck a competition is brewing between law enforcement and firefighters. They’re working to recruit the most blood donors for the 16th Annual Bismarck Battle of the Badges blood drive. Amid shortages of blood across the nation, first responders say they’re battling it out because they often come into contact
Diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, Charlie relies on a regular infusion of immunoglobulin for protection against common viruses and bacteria. When Charlie was just two years old, he developed a serious brain infection. In healthy children, the immune system would fight off the infection before it progresses, but little