Imperial Valley is being called upon to help one of its own. Longtime Valley resident Joshua Holmes, 30, has been battling a rare form of cancer for the past three years, and, after recent treatment, is in need of blood. Read Full Article
Women recounts importance of blood donations ahead of Community Heroes Blood Drive
Two Sisters Save Lives by Donating Blood — You Can Do the Same
Taylor and Jennifer Urban, Pittsburgh locals, have been donating blood together since they were in high school. Taylor started donating at her high school’s blood drives when she was 16. Her first blood donation went well, and Taylor became a regular blood donor. At the time, Jennifer wanted to follow
Critically-ill 4 year old saved by blood donations
Twelve-year-old girl with Aplastic Anemia supported by community through blood drive
On October 13, 2019, a young girls life was changed. 12 year-old Ellie Thornton was diagnosed with severe Aplastic Anemia, a disease that affects the body’s ability to produce blood cells. Ellie has received multiple blood and platelet transfusions, which is why her friends and family wanted to host a
Milestone celebrated for woman that’s donated blood 100 times!
For his 84th blood donation, Paradise man gives extra-special Christmas gift
Marine veteran thanks Stony Brook hospital for ‘Christmas miracle’
Marine veteran Al Kirby, of Shirley, helped launch a blood drive Monday with the same Stony Brook University Hospital staffers who saved his life last Christmas over the course of a nearly 10-hour surgery using 27 units of blood products. Read Full Article
For his 84th blood donation, Paradise man gives extra-special Christmas gift
Students donate 1200 blood units at Red Sunday blood donation festival in Hanoi
Thousands of people, mainly students and youngsters, donated 1,200 blood units during the Chu nhat Do (Red Sunday) blood donation festival held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology on Sunday. Speaking at the event, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised contributions of the programme, organisations and