A family has reissued a desperate plea to save the life of a seriously ill girl who has already undergone 100 blood transfusions – including two while still in the WOMB. Disney-mad Chloe Gray, seven, has incredibly rare disorder – Diamond Blackfan Anaemia – which only affects approximately 700 people
When 17-month-old Alice Wolter developed a fever about two weeks ago, her parents Jeff and Korinna thought it was because she was teething. The doctor suspected something different, however, and her blood was sent away for diagnosis. The next thing the family knew, little Alice was in BC Children’s Hospital
The city of Bondurant showed up for Ava Hutchinson’s birthday party. Despite Ava’s death due cancer Sept. 11 the community rallied to keep her birthday wish alive. Just as she did a year prior Ava focused more on giving back than her own challenges. Ava’s story had reached people around the globe last
Jigsaw returns this Halloween season to deliver nostalgia feels and collect your blood with Give Till It Hurts blood drive. The movie will have mobile locations nationwide for donors to drop by and give blood. But the feeling of doing something great and participating in a good cause won’t be
A blood drive in Wyckoff next week will benefit a local 8th grader battling cancer. Payton Sargenti, of Wyckoff, was recently diagnosed with lymphoma in her small intestines. It is a curable form of cancer, but Sargenti’s treatment plan includes six months of chemotherapy. “The blood we help collect will be
Sailors, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), donated blood in support of military forces on special missions and exercises in the region, Sept. 20. Hosted in the ship’s medical bay, representatives of the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center (PACOM ASBBC) collected blood
