Family that credits blood donations with giving father more time plans blood drive

Robert ‘Bob’ Young was known as a jack-of-all-trades and a hard worker. After serving in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and receiving a Purple Heart, Young owned two local businesses – the Hog House, a bike shop, and Monticello Tool and Cutter – and was a master tool …
Former Navy football standout Malcolm Perry is doing his part to combat coronavirus. Perry, who is now a member of the Miami Dolphins, acknowledged this week that he contracted and recovered from COVID-19. The Tennessee native, who reported to the Dolphins team facility on Monday, participated in a team initiative …
I donate blood because I can. I have donated blood all of my adult life. Roughly every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood. I want to be there for them. Every person who attends a Canadian Blood Services clinic knows the importance of donating. Donors give of …
Did you know that one pint of blood can save three lives? Due to the COVID pandemic, blood supply across the country is very low. That’s why the State Farm Good Neighbor Gals in the Dothan area are hosting a Blood Drive. Today, State Farm Agents Melissa Elmore, Pam Martin, …
Local man Liam McCormack has been donating blood for many years now. It has, he says, been a tradition within his family for many years – handed down from his father to him. But only recently, as he neared an incredible 100 pints donated, did he fully realise just how …
Jacksonville native Roger North, 79, gave blood occasionally until his 9-year-old granddaughter Tessa-Lynn developed leukemia. Her mother would sit all day at the hospital waiting for someone to donate the platelets she needed to fight the disease. Roger said to himself, “I can do that.” At age 59 he became …
Covington County resident Valerie Bruce said she has seen how blood donations can save a life in more ways than one. “I have given blood in the past, but it became really important when my mother got sick,” Bruce said. Bruce said her mother’s terminal illness has made her realize …
Karl Irving has been donating blood for more than 40 years, but now his regular donations have never been more important. After being diagnosed with coronavirus in March, the Wanniassa resident’s donations are being used as part of a COVID-19 clinical trial to help learn more about how the virus …
The American Red Cross collects on average 40 percent of the national’s blood supply. And that need does not go away, even during a global pandemic such as COVID-19. Hence blood donation and collection was declared by Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, …
Justin Morgan grew up in Riverside and works as a Clinical Nutrition Dietetic tech for a long-term care facility. He’s also a certified personal trainer and weightlifting instructor. As an essential health care worker, he knew he was at risk of COVID-19 infection. But at age 38 and in good …