Blood drives organized by Maize teen help kids fighting leukemia

The Red Cross partnered with a Maize teen on Saturday to host a blood drive that is near and dear to the hearts of the Soderstrom family. Hannah Soderstrom was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. Along her road to recovery she decided to become an advocate for blood donation. Soderstrom …
I’ve only donated blood once before and hadn’t planned to again, but Saturday I gave for Wendi. American Red Cross phlebotomist Jessica Tuel took down my blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and hemoglobin levels to ensure I was eligible to donate at the second Wendi Winters Memorial Blood Drive, held …
Two parents and the Fort Wayne Komets are hosting a blood drive honoring a young girl with a rare blood disease. Matthew and Jennifer Willett are partnering with the American Red Cross and the Komets in promoting the blood drive, to take place on Sunday. They said the drive was …
Kevin Joseph Smith Burke was known for helping people. He sat with a friend who was going through chemotherapy for hours at a time, said his mother, Kathryn Burke of Wilmette. He befriended a man who moved to Wilmette from Dubai, barely knew English and had no other friends, she …
When Jenna Buchanan called her doctor’s office six years ago to reschedule her appointment, it was just out of convenience. She and her fiance, Scott Duell, had plans to go visit her parents the next day, the same day as her appointment. There was an opening, so Buchanan and Duell …
The need for blood and blood donors never goes away. As part of an effort to fill that need, the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at the Wellspring Community Church in the Delta Plaza Mall today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donors may make an appointment …
Fighters come in all shapes in sizes and this little guy here is no different. “We knew early on he would be born with Down Syndrome and he had an AVS Canal Defect,” Nathaniel’s father, Blaine Sparks said. Nathaniel Sparks was born with severe congenital heart disease. It forced the …
I WOULD like to thank the 178 people in Southampton who have already registered as new blood donors in 2019. We asked people to make it their resolution to join the already amazing group of people who save lives every day by donating blood. Giving blood is quick and easy and just …
Children and teachers from St Ursula’s School each waited their turn to donate blood to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) recently. According to Belinda Espag from the school, they chose to host this blood drive because blood is something you can donate immediately, it costs you nothing to …
The Blood Center is holding a blood drive for a Walker baby born with a severe congenital heart disease. At just 5-months-old, Nathaniel Sparks has already had his first cardiac surgery and is expected to have another one where he’s being treated at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Baby Nathaniel …