Alberta man hits major blood donation milestone | Globalnews.ca
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It’s a milestone nearly 50 years in the making. On Saturday, William Taylor donated blood for the 250th time at the Canada Blood Services clinic at the University of Alberta. The Medicine Hat man started getting pricked for pints in 1974 and it took him 47 years to hit the …
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is one of only five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to have survived his injuries, largely thanks to the donated blood he received in a hospital in Kandahar. In April 2012, a “normal day at work turned ugly” for Army …
A man went from a survivor to a life long blood donor, after the Oklahoma Blood Institute helped save his life in 2019. Now he wants others to join him in his journey to save lives. Erick chandler has been riding horses since he was a young boy, so never …
A Blantyre man has been recognised after making his 700th blood donation to the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS). Robert Wylie received a special thank you celebration that included a special plaque, flowers, balloons and gifts when he stopped by to donate his latest pint recently. This latest donation …
Several Wahkiakum County residents showed up last Friday afternoon to donate blood at a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Norse Hall on Puget Island. “Everyone should open veins as often as possible,” Cathlamet Mayor David Olson said. “This is Red Cross. This is basic. It’s a civic duty and …
And the brothers have spent more than 50 years donating it to help save the lives of more than 4,000 sick babies, children and adults. The heroic duo are two of the country’s top blood donors after rolling up their sleeves to give a staggering 503 pints between them. At …
A Glasgow man has celebrated after making 700 blood donations to his local donor site. Robert Wylie, from Blantyre, has been giving blood for the last 53 years and made the landmark donation last week. Sign up to Glasgow Live newslettersfor more headlines straight to your inbox He told the …
Atul Gera, 40, a business man in Ranchi doubles up as an arranger for much-needed blood for the last 18 years. Touted as the ‘Blood Man’ of Jharkhand, he operates through phone calls and by organising blood donation camps all over the state. The man himself has donated blood over …
Port Macquarie skateboarder – and blood donor – Bruce de Graaf, is on a lifesaving roll. The 60-year-old became the first person from Port Macquarie – and one of only 60 blood donors across Australia – to reach the extraordinary milestone of 600 blood donations on Friday, March 25. For …
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Red Cross has faced its worst blood shortage in over a decade, with a 10% decline in overall donation since March 2020. This is in part attributed to the cancellations of student-driven donation events at colleges and high schools, a 62% …