For two years, Miranda Webber has dreamed of giving back to Canada’s Lifeline to thank the stem cell and blood donors she’s come to rely on. This year, to celebrate her first anniversary, or “re-birthday”, following a lifesaving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor, she started a fundraising campaign
A Scots teen who has battled aggressive cancer for seven years has returned home from hospital after a round of gruelling treatment and blood transfusion. Kira Noble, who was first diagnosed aged just 11, has relapsing neuroblastoma – a cancer that comes from immature nerve cells. The Edinburgh teen’s family
After learning the importance of blood donations through life experiences, a UNK student shared with NTV News how blood transfusions changed the quality of her health. Kaylee Kathman is now 20 years old, but when she was 18, she experienced something she said she’ll never forget. Kathman is now a
Community members are speaking out about the role blood donation has played in their personal lives. This comes as Action News Jax and our Family Focus partners have teamed up for our annual Spring Into Action Blood Drive. Jacksonville resident Penelope McGowan told Action News Jax reporter Kennedy Dendy that
Like many people who receive blood transfusions, Brystol Bates never thought she would need one. What makes her story unique is that when she first needed blood, she hadn’t thought about anything. Period. Born 13 weeks premature, the Fair Grove, Missouri, native needed two lifesaving blood transfusions within the first
