Topeka man encourages blood donations after receiving a life saving donation

Jerry Valdez had been a blood donor all of his life but six years ago, he needed a life saving donation himself. Valdez was hunting with a kid neighbor when he was accidentally struck in the back by a shot from a 20 gauge shot gun. The boy called 9-1-1 …
A Crystal Lake woman says she’s grateful for blood donations which not only saved her life, but also her son’s. Cathy Cagle hopes sharing her story can save more lives. When Cagle’s second son Mitchell was born, she was told he would have little to no chance of survival. “When …
A total of 142 people signed up to donate blood during Tuesday evening’s Red Cross Telethon, and some wasted no time fulfilling their promise — even if it’s been a while. NewsChannel 21 caught up with one of the donors on Wednesday who said his wife signed him for the …
One Washington County woman has spent her retirement making a difference, and filling a void left by Marietta Memorial Hospital after the hospital stopped accepting blood donations. For the last five years Linda Miller has been coordinating blood drives at the Lowell Volunteer Fire Department. She says it all started …
An Orland Park woman says she wants to focus on helping other the way they helped her after a devastating diagnosis. “I just didn’t feel like something was right, so I went to the emergency room,” Marie Fuesel recalled. Fuesel was diagnosed with leukemia, but after receiving nearly 100 transfusions …
We all have that one teacher who inspired and motivated us in school. It was no different for Chethan Gowda. The quiet, introverted boy describes the bond he shared with his favourite teacher to be akin to that of a mother and child, and was understandably shattered when he found …
Zach Hart is not letting a malignant brain tumour hold him back from helping others. The 17-year-old from Baden was diagnosed last August and had to go through three surgeries in just over three weeks. “I was afraid because we didn’t know what was ahead of us,” said Hart. The …
Family, friends, and teachers are banding together to help a family in need after a young man with autism is diagnosed with cancer. A blood drive benefit is being held on New Year’s Eve in Mobile in honor of an 18-year-old who just started battling Leukemia. Skevos Karavokiros, better known …
As he closes in on his 70th birthday, Fred Muzin will be giving blood for the 200th time at a donation event, Thursday at the Florence Filberg Centre. The Courtenay resident started donating blood in 1968 when he was a freshman in university. “My first donation was at McGill (Montreal),” …
Here are four beaming children – none of whom would be alive today if a stranger had not given blood. Each of their lives was saved by a transfusion, yet many of us never find the time to sign up to become a donor. Read Full Article