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‘Stay Strong Michael’ blood drive in Chatham highlights how donations save lives

5 Dec No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

The annual Stay Strong Michael blood drive was held at Chatham High School on Sunday to remind the community of the importance of blood donations. The blood drive honors Michael DiMaggio, who was struck by a car in 2014 when he was 11 years old. “A motorist had a medical …

Family and friends inspire 100 blood donations – Defence

23 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Peter Morritt recently completed his 100th blood donation, 21 years after his first. This one was for Team Army in the 14th Defence Blood Challenge. WO1 Morritt first donated blood after supporting his wife, Joanne, at her first donation. “Donating blood or plasma or platelets …

Blood drive honors teen who died from cancer

23 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, cancer

A Savannah, Missouri, teen is being remembered through a blood drive one year after his death from a rare form of cancer. The American Red Cross hosted the blood drive Tuesday in memory of Will Walker, who died on Nov. 15, 2021, at 16 years old. Doctors diagnosed Walker with …

Alumnus’ gift of blood gives new life to USC Board of Trustees member

19 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

A USC Board of Trustees member and the assistant director of sports medicine for the University of Tennessee football team met for the first time this weekend, as the Vols came to town to take on the Gamecocks. But the two have a connection that began over a year ago …

Boy with Crohn’s Disease hopes book will ease fears for kids needing blood transfusions

18 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

The annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Blood and Food Drive was held Thursday, Nov. 17, in La Mesa. The blood drive was set up in the Grossmont Center, just next to Choose Fitness, and will run until 6 p.m. The drive is part of the effort to …

Blood recipient shares her story to inspire others to donate – KVUE

18 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

An Austin resident is hoping to inspire people to donate blood by sharing her story of how a blood donation saved her life. Allison Rizzolo said she is lucky to be alive after a horrific rollover crash. “It was really dicey for a few hours, you know, whether I was …

Mesquite donor doing her part to bolster blood supply — 28 gallons so far

14 Nov No Comments Anastasia news blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

A blood supply shortage continues across the nation, according to the American Red Cross, but donors like 73-year-old Sue Cox-Pyatt continue making a difference one pint at a time. For over half a century Cox-Pyatt has been donating blood — a lot of it, a total of 28 gallons to …

Blood donors are heroes, too – Monterey Herald

12 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

When a great white shark bit Steve Bruemmer off of Lovers Point in June, the immediate focus was getting him out of the water and applying tourniquets to stop the bleeding. But soon he was going to need blood, about 33 units he said, or roughly four gallons. “Everyone sees …

This Bellevue man has donated more than 200 gallons of his own blood | The Seattle Times

10 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

On about 24 Saturday mornings every year, 67-year-old Chuck Colby of Bellevue wakes up at 3 a.m. He doesn’t use an alarm clock — he never needs one — when he wanders downstairs to chug exactly 32 ounces of water to prepare for his 8 a.m. apheresis appointment, or blood …