San Antonio woman encouraging blood donations after transfusion saved her life
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Units of blood are critical when it comes to saving lives in emergencies. The shelves at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center have some units of blood, but its not enough because there is a critical blood shortage. “We really need to be collecting 600 units a day to …
Jody Gavin is a Hamburg is a mother of two. She has a 15-month-old son and another one on the way. She says, unplanned complications with the birth of her first born lead to a loss of blood that could have ended her life. “They couldn’t get the bleeding under …
For Wayne Brown, some of the happiest results of his volunteerism are the connections he has made. “I think about all the people I’ve met over the years that I wouldn’t have met if I wasn’t (volunteering),” he said. “It’s just a good way to give back.” Brown, of Dubuque, …
Every year, thousands of patients who are fighting Leukemia and other blood cancers find themselves in need of a matching donor to receive a marrow or stem cell transplant. That’s where the ‘Be the Match’ registry helps. This weekend, an event is being held in hopes of adding more names …
The American Red Cross said its a combination of factors causing the severe blood shortage across the country. “We’ve seen a significant increase in usage by hospitals. There’s been an increase in transplants, emergency room visits, traumas,” said Christy Peters with the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region. Peters says …
The 38th Annual Donor Days Blood Drive is underway. The event kicked off Wednesday morning at the Schroeder Expo Center in Paducah. Similar to last year, the American Red Cross has set a goal to collect 500 pints of blood, which means 20 people need to donate blood every hour …
The plea for blood donors continues this week after multiple traumas and severe weather over the holiday weekend. But that’s not the only reason Hoxworth Blood Center needs you to roll up your sleeves. “He was born at 24 weeks, four days at 1 pound, 12 ounces,” said Katie Seibert. …
When Lauren Reagan was told her son had terminal cancer in January 2018, she couldn’t stop thinking about the upcoming “Jurassic World” movie. Reagan was pondering how much time her son had left to live, and how much longer it would be before “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” would debut in …
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has urged students in high schools, colleges and universities, to adopt the culture of donating blood regularly to ensure availability of blood in hospitals during emergencies. Speaking at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital during a tour of the facility where he launched an Oxygen plant …
Many people in Arizona need your blood donations. Vitalant, a nonprofit that collects blood for hospitals, said supply is low. It blames COVID-19 for canceling thousands of blood drives. “It’s been the perfect storm of blood shortages between blood drive cancelations,” said Sue Thew, communications drector for Vitalant in Arizona. …