Six-year-old Annie Blake of Atascadero is more than ready to host her next blood drive. We first introduced you to Annie in February 2017. Nearly a year later, she’s cancer-free. Annie can officially call herself a cancer survivor after beating leukemia this month. During her more than two-year battle, she and
“You sometimes think, ‘if there’s a god then jeez, he’s cruel’.” The worlds of Rutherford’s Leigh Kenyon and her daughter Lucy Treharne were rocked after her kidneys shut down overnight on October 9. Within hours, the pair’s lives were irreversibly changed – with Lucy unable to go to school and Leigh quitting her
Landon Helff is a seven year old with leukemia. He is one of over 1.69 million people (according to the American Cancer Society) who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. Many cancer patients need blood, sometimes daily, during chemotherapy treatment. Landon was diagnosed two years ago with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia,
Bridgewater resident Casey Cattell experienced life-threatening complications during her pregnancy and then again after delivering her first child in 2015. She wants to pay the gift of life forward and show her appreciation for the blood donors who saved her life while also raising awareness about maternal health issues by
