Twenty-one-year-old Jasemine Jackson-Winston is a senior studying at Ohio State University. She was born with sickle cell disease. “It’s frustrating. It’s hard for me to focus and hard for me to study because of the pain,” said Jackson-Winston. Sickle cell is inherited and mostly affects the black community. Red blood
The great-granddaughter of the recipient of one of the first successful blood transfusions carried out in Scotland has urged others to donate to the life-saving blood donation service. Mairi Philp from Comrie made the appeal after giving her 91st unit of blood last week. Her great-grandfather James Philp was critically
Phillip “Luck” Lucado grew up on a farm, loves to cook and he’s a self-proclaimed “antique nut.” “I have antique carriages restored dating back to the Civil War,” said Lucado. Wednesday, the 66-year-old Appomattox man marked a milestone 25 years in the making: his 1,000th blood platelet donation. “Today is
“I posted our first blood drive, and the very next day is when my doctor called me and admitted me to the hospital to receive blood transfusions,” Devin … Read Full Article
On June 5, Great Falls High soccer player Emma Pachek collapsed on the field due to what was seemingly increasing fatigue the past few weeks. A hematology report in Kalispell would reveal she had a rare blood disorder: aplastic anemia. From that point began many treatments in Denver, Colorado where