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Blood drive to benefit Talbott child battling cancer

8 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, cancer

At 12 years of age, Stephanie Bible is suffering from neuroblastoma for the second time in her young life. A blood drive to replenish supplies for Stephanie will be held today by MEDIC Regional Blood Center at Community Freewill Baptist Church, located at 1660 Phagan Store Road in Talbott, from …

Marsh Regional, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office holding blood drives in honor of Sgt. Steve Hinkle

5 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with Marsh Regional Blood Center to host blood drives in memory of fallen officer Sgt. Steve Hinkle. The ‘Sergeant Hinkle Memorial Blood Drive’ will be held Friday, May 10, from 11:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department office …

Jamshedpur’s Arun Pathak creates record, donates blood for 100th time

3 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Adityapur resident and industrialist Arun Pathak today donated blood for the 100th time at the Jamshedpur Blood Bank and created a record. His blood group is AB+ which is a rare group. He donated blood for the first time on February 11, 1985. Since then, he has been a regular blood …

Scott’s donor drive raises awareness, honors donor

2 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

Scott Hetsko will tell you his second chance at life came in 2015. That’s when he received a heart transplant. His donor was 26-year-old Shawn McMullen. “We wanted to have a celebration for Shawn and everything he did for me and so many other people he helped through organ donation,” …

Central Texas man donates blood for 100th time

1 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

Can you imagine donating enough blood to fill up more than 12 and a half gallons? That’s a new milestone for a Central Texas man. Mark Labaj, who has been donating blood for 35 years, has now donated for the 100th time. “As long as I can I will,” Labaj …

Columbus boy highlights need for blood

28 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

A 5-year-old Columbus boy is the face of a blood drive being held from noon through 6 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Max Becker, at a glance, is just a typical child. He’s active, loves sports and helps his father work on his race car. “He’s a very …

How blood donations saved this 3-year-old girl’s life

27 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, cancer

A sad story that I shared last year looks like it may have a happy ending. That’s because of help from people from all over the world, including the Lehigh Valley. I wrote about Zainab Mughal’s dire situation in December. The 3-year-old Florida girl has neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of …

A simple gift with a huge impact: Purple Tree owner’s blood drive is cause close to her heart

24 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

Sarah Bruch knows just how much small gifts can mean. The owner of The Purple Tree on Second Street in Hudson, Bruch is also the mother of four boys. Two of her sons have a congenital heart defect that has required open heart surgeries, and with them, blood transfusions. “It’s …

She lost her baby brother 15 years ago. His memory drives this teen’s inspiring efforts.

21 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

One was 3 ½ months old when he died. The other, his older sister, is 16 now. Don’t let their ages fool you. While Logan Phillips was lost too young, he continues to impact his family, including his sister, Lainey, who is mature beyond her years. Last week, Lainey, a …

‘They helped save my life’: Kingston man gives back to blood clinic

20 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, cancer

After living with the inherited blood disorder Von Willebrand disease for 24 years, Brock Powell received crushing news last year that would change his life moving forward. “Early in 2018, I wasn’t feeling too well one day so I went to the emergency, and that night, I was diagnosed with …

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