Ohio woman encourages blood donations after being saved by 114 units – Spectrum News
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Robin Sharps is living proof of that. It all began when she was taking her dogs out to play. “My dogs… they ran into the back of my knee and took my knee out, and I needed to have surgery on my tibia,” Sharps said. But little did she know …
The co-founder and CEO of the KD Hall Foundation has a personal connection to sickle cell and is encouraging Black donors to help out. “People living with sickle cell, they’re just like you and me. There’s really no difference,” said KD Hall. Sickle cell anemia is a condition that affects …
Greenhouse Café hosted a blood drive Sept. 6 in memory of Haley Daquara, daughter of Bobby Daquara, the café’s owner. Haley was diagnosed with Hurler syndrome when she was six months old and died in 2013 at age 10. According to the National Institutes of Health, the disease is caused …
Glasgow is being urged to donate blood as medics have been forced to buy stock from England to keep supplies at a “safe level”. Nurses are allegedly worried after levels dipped as donors have been failing to make or turn up for appointments. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) …
The National American Red Cross is asking for blood and platelet donors to roll up their sleeves after several factors led to a 25% drop in donations last month. “A 30,000 donation shortage and that was after we had a 50,000 donation shortage earlier in the summer,” said Jonathan McNamara, …
In July of last year, Makenna Letasky noticed her son La’Monte wasn’t acting quite like himself. “I had taken him in to check his blood work to see if he was anemic and his levels came back not so good, so they ended up poking him in his arm rather …
The Bay Ridge community came together Wednesday to donate blood at a drive that aimed to give back to those in need. Bobby Daquara organized the drive at Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge, which he owns. He’s been holding blood drives there for over a decade after seeing how essential …
Nothing could prepare Andy Herber and his wife, Becky, for Sept. 25, 2018. That day — the day their son, Nathan, was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of childhood cancer — placed the Herbers on a journey that today still has them fighting the disease. Read Full Article
After tragedy struck a northwest Fresno family two years ago, three sisters are taking action to honor their late mother while helping the community. “My mom would still be here today if she was able to get transfused quick enough,” said Jaycee Bear. Her mother, Cynde LeBlanc, passed away unexpectedly …
Instructor Jamie Head’s Nursing Fundamentals Class helped save dozens of lives last week. The Career Academy and Technical School students hosted a blood drive on the campus in Troutman. CATS students and staff stepped into the big red Oneblood bus throughout the day, rolled up their sleeves and donated. In …