A dad has thanked hospital staff for saving his daughter’s life after finding out she had a severe heart condition while in her mum’s womb. Chris Dean was left shocked when scans last year found his daughter’s heart was abnormally enlarged. Doctors quickly diagnosed little Imogen with fetal anaemia, a
Bratt resident Gary Goodwin joined the 100 Gallon Donor Club Thursday at the OneBlood center on Nine Mile Road. Goodwin, an Army veteran, kept donating platelets after he moved from Tampa to Bratt, where he and his wife have horses, volunteer with the Escambia Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse, and rescue
The legacy of a Centerville police officer, killed in the line of duty 20 years ago, continues to serve the community. The 21st annual Officer John P. Kalaman Memorial Blood Drive will take place Friday, April 27 at the Centerville Police Department. “It’s been 20 years since the accident that
Wearing a white T-shirt and with the national flag over his shoulders, 33-year-old Kiran Verma from New Delhi is working towards creating awareness among people about the importance of blood donation.Kiran’s approach to realise his dream is as much adventurous as arduous. On January 26, Kiran started off from Srinagar
The Red Cross will once again host an inaugural blood drive honoring the memory of then 5-year-old Max Gottstein. Gottstein was battling treatment-induced acute myeloid leukemia after years of fighting a rare eye cancer called retinoblastoma. Tragically, he lost his battle in August, just weeks before his sixth birthday. Gottstein’s
With a daughter that has had two bone-marrow transplants, Orangeville police’s Deputy Chief Leah Gilfoy is encouraging citizens to give during an upcoming Canadian Blood Services clinic. Earlier this year, the Orangeville Police Services Board hired Gilfoy, who had previously served as a Det. Sgt. with Toronto police, as its
