Bermagui resident Robert Johnson is reading a book on the Black Summer bushfires during a bit of downtime while making a milestone 750th blood donation at the Garran Red Cross Lifeblood Centre. To the humble 62-year-old, who has been donating blood or plasma since June 1976, Mr Johnson said the
Kayla Peterson, an 11-year-old Metairie resident, is battling Aplastic Anemia – a rare condition that stops the body from producing enough blood cells. The New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity Restore held a blood drive just for Kayla on Sunday. “She’s just one example of hundreds of patients across the
After donating blood and platelets for a total of 13 years, Gary Justice plans on continuing his donating contributions. “My next donation is this Saturday, January 2nd here at the Kentucky Blood Center. Something I do every 14 days,” he said. Justice’s consideration for donating dates back to his childhood.
