Blood drive held in honor of child who battled white blood cell disorder
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A blood drive was held Saturday in honor of a child who died after spending his first years of life battling a white blood cell disorder. Jason Luke Carlin’s mother, Maurisa Carlin, hopes to raise awareness on her son’s condition and the need for blood and marrow donors. Carlin said …
A man who lost his leg – and nearly lost his life – in a horrific collision with a car in Peterborough city centre has thanked medics who helped save his life – by raising more than £2,000 for charity. Father of two Gary Outterside (45) was critically injured when …
NewsChannel 13 teamed up with the American Red Cross for our “Save a Life Blood Drive” on Thursday. Benita Zahn speaks with Margaret, a blood donor from Colonie, about the importance of giving the “gift of life.” There were 199 units of blood collected across the four donation sites, toward …
A smile crosses Eli Tepas Barba’s face as he recalls his first few days back to school this month. “It feels like I never got diagnosed with leukemia,” he says with a grin. The 10-year-old smirks as he talks about his first haircut since chemotherapy caused his hair to fall …
International recording artiste Sean Paul made an appeal through his social media pages earlier this week for persons to donate blood at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) or any other blood bank as his father Garth Henriques is in dire need. A distressed Sean Paul said that …
It is Spring Week on the campus of Indiana State University. On Tuesday, several students took time to give the gift of life. A blood drive was held for five hours at the Hulman Memorial Student Union. Students who attended, like Lauren Watson, say it’s important to give back. Read …
“You never realize the importance of blood donations until someone you love needs it,” says Jackie Huntsman. In 2016, Jackie’s husband Ted was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which prevents his body from producing red and white blood cells, as well as platelets, the component which enables blood to clot. …
If you are wondering how you can become the agent of change, look no further – become a blood donor. The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) hosts monthly blood donor clinics to recruit new donors and ensure there is sufficient stock of safe blood available in South Africa. Read …
A special blood drive held Tuesday in Burnsville helped one man pay it forward. Two years ago, while riding his bicycle home from work at MHC Software, Bryan Joas was involved in a hit-and-run accident south of Lakeville. He was critically hurt, spending almost three months in the hospital and …
Each time Danielle Cole brought life into the world, she felt renewed — in her own zeal for living and in her faith that things unfold the way they’re meant to. Near-fatal complications arose in late December after the births of her third and fourth daughters — identical twins who …