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Jamshedpur’s Arun Pathak creates record, donates blood for 100th time

3 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Adityapur resident and industrialist Arun Pathak today donated blood for the 100th time at the Jamshedpur Blood Bank and created a record. His blood group is AB+ which is a rare group. He donated blood for the first time on February 11, 1985. Since then, he has been a regular blood …

Central Texas man donates blood for 100th time

1 Jul No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

Can you imagine donating enough blood to fill up more than 12 and a half gallons? That’s a new milestone for a Central Texas man. Mark Labaj, who has been donating blood for 35 years, has now donated for the 100th time. “As long as I can I will,” Labaj …

Columbus boy highlights need for blood

28 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

A 5-year-old Columbus boy is the face of a blood drive being held from noon through 6 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Max Becker, at a glance, is just a typical child. He’s active, loves sports and helps his father work on his race car. “He’s a very …

How blood donations saved this 3-year-old girl’s life

27 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, cancer

A sad story that I shared last year looks like it may have a happy ending. That’s because of help from people from all over the world, including the Lehigh Valley. I wrote about Zainab Mughal’s dire situation in December. The 3-year-old Florida girl has neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of …

A simple gift with a huge impact: Purple Tree owner’s blood drive is cause close to her heart

24 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

Sarah Bruch knows just how much small gifts can mean. The owner of The Purple Tree on Second Street in Hudson, Bruch is also the mother of four boys. Two of her sons have a congenital heart defect that has required open heart surgeries, and with them, blood transfusions. “It’s …

She lost her baby brother 15 years ago. His memory drives this teen’s inspiring efforts.

21 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

One was 3 ½ months old when he died. The other, his older sister, is 16 now. Don’t let their ages fool you. While Logan Phillips was lost too young, he continues to impact his family, including his sister, Lainey, who is mature beyond her years. Last week, Lainey, a …

‘They helped save my life’: Kingston man gives back to blood clinic

20 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, cancer

After living with the inherited blood disorder Von Willebrand disease for 24 years, Brock Powell received crushing news last year that would change his life moving forward. “Early in 2018, I wasn’t feeling too well one day so I went to the emergency, and that night, I was diagnosed with …

Mom talks about how donated blood saved 2-week-old son

17 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

Natalia Burkhart’s son needed a blood transfusion to prevent the devastating effects of a condition affecting his red blood cells. Read Full Article

‘His blood’s worth bottling’: Nev Cowgill donates for the 172nd, and final, time

12 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Nev Cowgill once gave blood while lying in the shade of an aeroplane wing aboard a Navy carrier berthed in Manila Harbour. On Monday, however, the surroundings were much more sedate, as he offered up his arm for his 172nd (officially recorded) donation at the Red Cross mobile blood van …

Family plans series of special blood drives for kids with sickle cell

6 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

The family of a young Long Island girl is partnering with the New York Blood Center to hold a series of special blood drives. Christian Olivia celebrated her first birthday on Saturday. She was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, and has spent much of her young life in the …

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