Phoeurn Picharonai is one of a small group of people who donate blood on their birthday – with August 9 this year her 31st – doing so to safeguard mothers from the dangers of childbirth. “My mother lost a lot of blood giving birth to me on my birthday, and …

A LOYAL blood donor, Gregory Rodda, made his 200th whole blood donation at SANBS in Kensington Square on Saturday. Rodda, who hails from Durban North, was joined by his wife Emma and his children, Aidin and Sasha. “I made my first blood donation on July 12, 1985. My grandfather, father …

A father-daughter duo from Medicine Hat are celebrating their combined 200th blood donation; an achievement they hope will motivate others to donate as the need for blood grows. Randy and Sonia Laughlin were met with congratulations from staff and fellow donors Monday, as they moved through the Canadian Blood Services’ …

Jean Brasic doesn’t need any special incentive to donate blood. The Tomah resident was among 76 people who donated blood during a two-day Tomah Health/Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin drive at Recreation Park July 20-21. “About 50 years ago, my brother and his wife lost their three-year-old son to leukemia …