Suburban Chicago girl hosts blood drive to honor kidney donor who saved her life
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A suburban Chicago girl who received a kidney transplant is trying to show how much she appreciates the gift by giving back. In the fall of 2020, Lizzie Reyes, who was 14 at the time, was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that left her with end stage kidney disease. …
This coming Friday, Dakota News Now is helping to sponsor a blood drive for the Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank. They tell us given the city’s growth they always need to get donations but this long Memorial Day Weekend always provides the first test: People get hurt and some of …
A local blood drive is being hosted by a trauma survivor in Bradford Shores today, May 13, 2022. *Parts of the video in this story may be graphic for some.* Blood banks stress the importance of blood donations this time of year. Accidents increase with more people outside, traveling, or …
A Gilbert third-grader survived cancer, and now she’s inspiring people to roll up their sleeves to save lives. Riley Mahoney hugged her grandma to thank her for giving blood for the first time. She was one of the dozens of people who showed up to Gilbert Middle School on Tuesday …
The scars run deep along Scott Mussey’s arm. “It’s mostly functional. I still don’t have any nerve feeling in my index finger or my thumb,” Mussey said, gesturing to his hand. All things considered, it’s a small price to pay after a farming accident on April 14th, 2021 nearly took …
Community members are speaking out about the role blood donation has played in their personal lives. This comes as Action News Jax and our Family Focus partners have teamed up for our annual Spring Into Action Blood Drive. Jacksonville resident Penelope McGowan told Action News Jax reporter Kennedy Dendy that …
Like many people who receive blood transfusions, Brystol Bates never thought she would need one. What makes her story unique is that when she first needed blood, she hadn’t thought about anything. Period. Born 13 weeks premature, the Fair Grove, Missouri, native needed two lifesaving blood transfusions within the first …
An Evansville woman hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday in honor of her 57th birthday and her fight with blood cancer. Jennifer Raibley says she was feeling strange and uncomfortable for several weeks in late spring of 2021. After going to the doctor several times, a visit in …
Atul Gera, 40, a business man in Ranchi doubles up as an arranger for much-needed blood for the last 18 years. Touted as the ‘Blood Man’ of Jharkhand, he operates through phone calls and by organising blood donation camps all over the state. The man himself has donated blood over …
Port Macquarie skateboarder – and blood donor – Bruce de Graaf, is on a lifesaving roll. The 60-year-old became the first person from Port Macquarie – and one of only 60 blood donors across Australia – to reach the extraordinary milestone of 600 blood donations on Friday, March 25. For …