Lifelong blood donor Marc Satalof marks his 35-gallon milestone – RedCrossPhillyBlog
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Marc Satalof donated his first pint of blood with the American Red Cross in Philadelphia more than 50 years ago to ensure that his mother, who was going in for a surgery, would have blood if she needed it. Fast forward to Nov. 15, 2023 when, at age 76, he …
Yorkshire family of Amelie, who was diagnosed with leukaemia at two: “We didn’t know where we would be on Christmas Day” | Christmas at Candlelighters Shortly before Christmas 2022, Jo and Tom Adams, from Baildon, West Yorkshire, were given the worst news for a parent: their daughter, Amelie, had been …
Ayush Damani and Ayushi Sanghvi chose to have a blood donation camp as part of their pre-wedding celebrations. Read Full Article
A group of friends that dates back to high school all needed a blood transfusion at some point in their lives. Adam Calvert needed blood when he was being treated for cancer, Katie Pino when she experienced complications during labor and delivery, Katie Bredemeier when she had HELLP syndrome during …
STAFF at the Hillside Mall SANBS urge residents from the south Durban area to become active donors so their reserves can be replenished and more lives can be saved ahead of the festive season demand. Less than 1% of South Africans are active blood donors. This is according to the …
John Oldfield is no stranger to donating platelets, but he was in for a surprise when he arrived at the ImpactLife Blood Center, 3407 E. Agency Street on Nov. 21, to find balloons, a “thank you” sign and a box of frosted cookies and small cake sitting at his donor …
Performing on stage requires nerves of steel and a bit of bravery, and at just 11 years old, hip-hop dancer Samantha Carbert already has both in spades. That could be because she’s already overcome her biggest fear before the age of two, undergoing open heart surgery. You could say dancing …
A father-of-four from Pontarddulais, Swansea, is calling for more people to give blood, platelets, or bone marrow with the Welsh Blood Service after being diagnosed with cancer. 57-year-old Martin Nicholls was diagnosed with a form of leukaemia three years ago and started treatment to overcome the disease in January 2023. …
Two Lincoln parents are on a mission to encourage more community members to donate blood after witnessing first-hand how blood donations saved their 3-year-old son’s life. November marks three years since Chase Lavelle was discharged from the hospital. At just four months old, he got E. Coli poisoning and was …
One-year-old Declan de Gruy is a patient in need of blood transfusions every three weeks. Declan was diagnosed with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) at just three months old, leaving his bone marrow unable to make red blood cells. While many patients with DBA can be treated effectively with steroid therapy, Declan …