A parting comment during a routine yearly checkup in May led to many parents’ worse nightmare: A cancer diagnosis. A little more than one month, cancer treatments and some blood transfusions later, 6-year-old Violet Jackson of Columbus appears to be doing better, and her family is raising awareness about the
Dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves Thursday at the state capitol to donate blood in honor of Del. Danielle Walker’s son, Demetry, who recently passed away from leukemia. Demetry Walker, 23, passed away on June 19 from Chronic Myloid Leukemia. June 24 would have been his golden birthday. “Demetry
Every pint counts when there’s a critical blood shortage. Few people understand the importance of donations more than Brenden Scott. His life was saved thanks to the generosity of blood donors. Brenden’s mom, Jennifer Scott said, “There wouldn’t be a Brenden without that blood donation.” At 9-years-old Brenden was hit
The uncle of a baby battling leukemia is hoping to get more people to give blood. The Scarborough Fire Department held a blood drive Wednesday. Jeremy Moreau says his young niece was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March at just 10 months old. Since then, she has undergone multiple
A 58-year-old papier-mâché artist from central Kashmir’s Srinagar city has become India’s biggest blood donor. Shabir Hussain Khan, who lives in Srinagar’s Kamangarpora Kadi Kadal area has donated 174 pints of blood so far in 41 years. Even today, he is always ready to donate blood for the needy. Recalling
