Richard Packman first donated blood after a family at his church organized a blood drive because their child had been diagnosed with cancer. More than two decades later and after more than 1,000 hours, Packman sat Friday morning in a blue chair inside Vitalant’s office in the James R. Thompson
Many people have never given blood, but one Chicago man has now done it 500 times. Seventy-four-year-old Richard Packman went to a donation clinic put on by Vitalant (formerly Lifesource) at the Thompson Center Friday morning, for his milestone moment. The former Marine first donated blood in the early 1990s
FROM first impressions, 65-year-old Tung Yiu Hung seems like any normal, healthy senior citizen. Delve a little deeper into his background though, and one will soon discover that the sexagenarian is actually quite out of the ordinary. Tung, setting an exemplary example for blood donors in the country, has bled
Looming shortfall of blood drives could impair patient care. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. To help meet the constant demand for lifesaving blood donations and prevent blood shortages this winter, the American Red Cross is urging individuals and organizations to be winter heroes by hosting a
David Butterworth does not know exactly how many people are alive today it it wasn’t for him. But the 250 donations he has made as a blood donor will certainly have kept numerous people alive who would have died without his intervention. The 72-year-old, from Arthur Street, Bentley, first signed
Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to stage 2, forcing her to undergo a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, which required blood products. Though she was a blood donor prior to her diagnosis,
Angela Kendall had never received a blood transfusion until she needed a life-saving procedure hours after the birth of her daughter. Now, she hopes to organize one of largest blood drives ever in the county. Kendall developed a postpartum hemorrhage six hours after giving birth and was rushed into a
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. It couldn’t be you … could it? Sherrie Cowan’s family says yes, yes it could. Read Full Article
