One-year-old Declan de Gruy is a patient in need of blood transfusions every three weeks. Declan was diagnosed with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) at just three months old, leaving his bone marrow unable to make red blood cells. While many patients with DBA can be treated effectively with steroid therapy, Declan
Community members around Vermont’s Rutland County are getting ready for the twentieth anniversary of the Gift of Life Marathon, a series of four blood drives in Rutland and Castleton. A Rutland man who was recently on the receiving end of donated blood is using his personal story to help drive
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System held a blood drive Friday in honor of an employee who was struck and killed by a vehicle in October. Elizabeth “Beth” Block was crossing in a pedestrian crosswalk near the hospital when she was hit. The hospital partnered with Medic Regional Blood Center for the drive.
On Halloween of this year, Niverville resident Holly Rafferty saved a life—but it wasn’t the first life she’s saved. Rafferty has donated blood 100 times and plans to keep on giving. Although Rafferty has been donating blood for a long time, she was particularly excited for the blood donor clinic
For decades, Mesa Verde United Methodist Church has done its part in organizing blood drives on behalf of the American Red Cross. Originally held in various locations around the church campus, including classrooms, the fellowship hall and even the sanctuary, today the drives are conducted in a self-contained mobile unit.
“MISSION accomplished. I have been waiting for this day for the past 60 years.” These were the words of Kloof resident Vic Fowler who reached a milestone when he made his 300th blood donation last Friday at Hillcrest South African National Blood Service (SANBS). The 82-year-old said he started donating
Faith Academy of Marble Falls students are hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the campus, 3151 RR 1431. Read Full Article