Mother of twins urges more people to become lifesaving blood donors – Wrexham Council News

A 29-year-old mother of twins is advocating for more blood donors to come forward after one of her newborn sons desperately needed blood transfusions to save his life. Jodie Lewis and her partner Niall Trew from Gilfach Goch, were told during a routine scan at 26 weeks that one of …
A group of students graduating from Halifax West High School are celebrating the milestone by banding together to donate blood. The graduates and their parents are making the largest group donation ever in Halifax, according to the Canadian Blood Services. “It feels awesome,” said Cole Oakley. “When you get poked …
Where to find compatible blood was the last thing on Mandy Arnold’s mind when her son, Bradley Arnold, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. That’s why she felt grateful when the American Red Cross stepped in to provide the blood needed. Mandy and the other members of the Arnold family were …
Stratford’s Elsie Seltzer has achieved a milestone she’s been working toward since she was just 17 years old. Now 72, Seltzer made her 100th blood donation at the Canadian Blood Services donor clinic in the Stratford Rotary Complex Tuesday afternoon. “I have all kinds of feelings,” Seltzer said while waiting …
A young girl who became the face of several donor campaigns for the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center has won her fight with cancer. Amy Morkovsky was first diagnosed with cancer at the age of two in January 2021. “He looked at me and said ‘he’s great, his counts …
The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church blood drive on May 08 had a small turn out and a large number of deferrals.There were 39 possible donors to come in and only 29 pints of blood was collected.Those that came in were: Linda Huff, Leon Brown, Mary Jo Fox, Fran Mack, Rebecca …
Teamwork was on full display at Claremont Secondary School in Saanich on Monday, after students teamed up to help save lives by donating blood. Grade 12 student Ben Pawluk knows the importance of blood donations after he was diagnosed with cancer when he was 17. “You never really know when …
When Stefanie McAuliffe returned to Westerleigh with a healthy baby boy after a high-risk delivery that could have cost them both their lives, she also brought home a deep appreciation for a particular group of strangers: The blood donors who made her survival possible. When baby Russell was born, surrounded …
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 18 at the Punxsutawney Alliance Church, 1307 S. Main St. Ext., Punxsutawney, in memory of Stephanie Kennedy. Kennedy, 45, of Pittsburgh, passed away in September 2022 after battling aplastic anemia, a rare but serious blood …
A Clearwater man has reached an impressive milestone that many people have yet to achieve – all while saving lives in the process. On Tuesday, OneBlood announced that Donald Lamborn donated 100 gallons of blood. Lamborn told the donation center that he began donating blood back in college and has …