The Red Cross will once again host an inaugural blood drive honoring the memory of then 5-year-old Max Gottstein. Gottstein was battling treatment-induced acute myeloid leukemia after years of fighting a rare eye cancer called retinoblastoma. Tragically, he lost his battle in August, just weeks before his sixth birthday. Gottstein’s
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service held its annual celebratory event, in partnership with Scottish Blood Donor Association and Aberdeen City Council, to reward and thank the region’s most committed contributors at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom last night. Gemma Edwards paid a poignant tribute to the generous donors after her daughter
An 87-year-old retired East Palatka resident reached a life-giving milestone Wednesday with a blood donation that sent him over the 100-gallon mark for his lifetime of donations. Tony Frisco started donating blood when he was a teenager and he hasn’t stop since, One Blood officials said Wednesday in announcing the special
Region 8 can support men and women serving by “rolling up their sleeves”! A blood drive kicked off early Tuesday morning and is underway at the Military Science Building on Arkansas State University’s campus. Officer in Charge of the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center in Missouri, Patrick Kaer, said this blood
For the past two years, Raqeeb Palm, 4, of Cape Town has been receiving blood transfusions regularly. This was after he was diagnosed with Aplastic anaemia in 2016, after his mother, Zaida Palm, noticed abnormal bruising and petechial rash (bleeding under the skin). Raqeeb, who needs a stem cell transplant,