‘I keep thinking what happens if I ever need it’: Stevensville man urges others to donate blood

It takes about an hour out of his day each time Gordon Saunders makes a blood donation. He has made 100 donations over the years and considers it time well spent. “Who can’t give up an hour up to five times a year just to save somebody’s life? Each blood …
Ten years ago, doctors gave Dan a 50/50 chance at survival after he was involved in a serious car accident. But thanks to the blood donors who provided the 121 units of blood needed to help save his life, Dan has been able to mark significant milestones in the decade …
It was a few days before Christmas 2021. Olive Mitchell was on winter break from the fifth grade and she wasn’t feeling well. “She was bruising,” her mother Lauren Mitchell says. “Her bruises were really big and dark, and she was very pale and very tired.” Lauren took Olive to …
A Northeast Bradford freshman has organized an upcoming blood drive in Rome to help combat the national blood shortage. Cody Strauss, 14, will host the blood drive for the American Red Cross at Rome Presbyterian Church located at 939 Main Street. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 10 …
Doug Hastings recently completed his 87th blood donation in Massachusetts. He said the first time he gave blood was on a whim in 2007. Read Full Article
A Louisville mother’s life has come full circle as the Kentucky Blood Center gears up for a summer blood drive. In 2004, Melissa Crittenden gave birth to Erin, her second child. Melissa almost bled to death after complications arose during and after labor and she ended up receiving more than …
Every month, Kathryn Banks relies on the plasma donations of 200 strangers to help her manage a rare neurological auto-immune condition. Without the generously donated blood products, the Taranaki teacher’s quality of life would rapidly deteriorate. “Because of these donors, I can carry on with my life. I’m not bedridden …
Marleigh Fisher looks like any other happy six-year-old girl. She loves going to school, playing with her friends and attending ballet classes. But there is much more to this brave little girl than meets the eye. Diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disorder when she was just three, Marleigh is being …
A mum has issued an urgent plea as her young and “inspirational” son continues his cancer battle. Charlie Stuchberry, five, was taken to St Helens walk-in on January 29 after coming out in a rash that “looked like sepsis”. But after being sent to Whiston Hospital, the family received the …
Gordon Saunders doesn’t do it just for the tasty snacks at the end. Although he says he enjoys a nice heaping handful of salty Lays regular chips afterward, Saunders donates his blood as often as he can. When he learned there was a demand for O-negative blood — Saunders’ blood …