At 31 years old, a cancer diagnosis was not on Const. Matt Oakes’s radar. But after experiencing chest and jaw pain and a rapid 20-pound weight loss late last year, the Hamilton police officer was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Following an eight-month hospital stay, chemotherapy, many blood transfusions and
The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage and urgently needs blood donors to give now to avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients. During September and October, the Red Cross collected more than 21,000 fewer blood and platelet donations than what hospitals needed. Fewer blood drives
A local woman is close to reaching 18 gallons of total blood donations after she finishes her appointment this weekend at the Carroll Broadcasting Dracula Drive. Sherry Bolton, of Glidden, made her first donation in 1972 while she was finishing her nursing training. She says donations were regular for her
Setting an example, a bride and groom along with their close relatives made the wedding ceremony unique by organising a blood donation camp at the venue. Groom Dr Kulwinder Gill of Jhuner village and bride Gurshaman Kaur of Butahri village in Ludhiana donated blood before getting married. The camp was
Kelly and Riley reclined in parallel, sanitized chairs. The two each looked away from themselves, not worried about the needles in their arms, but no fan of them either. Their machines beeped and their donations ended simultaneously; they’ve given blood, quickly and painlessly. Both are type O-negative and regular donors.
Except for a few slip-ups, Sonya Binns Lawrence has been donating blood every three months since the 1980s and will be making her 100th contribution today – making her the top female blood donor in Jamaica. Speaking with The Gleaner after being recognised at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Andrew,