A simple gift with a huge impact: Purple Tree owner’s blood drive is cause close to her heart
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Sarah Bruch knows just how much small gifts can mean. The owner of The Purple Tree on Second Street in Hudson, Bruch is also the mother of four boys. Two of her sons have a congenital heart defect that has required open heart surgeries, and with them, blood transfusions. “It’s …
One was 3 ½ months old when he died. The other, his older sister, is 16 now. Don’t let their ages fool you. While Logan Phillips was lost too young, he continues to impact his family, including his sister, Lainey, who is mature beyond her years. Last week, Lainey, a …
After living with the inherited blood disorder Von Willebrand disease for 24 years, Brock Powell received crushing news last year that would change his life moving forward. “Early in 2018, I wasn’t feeling too well one day so I went to the emergency, and that night, I was diagnosed with …
A metro woman who almost died during childbirth is giving back. After an amniotic fluid embolism last year, she said it’s amazing she’s alive. Meghan Jolliffe said it wasn’t just doctors and nurses that saved her life, but donors as well. Jolliffe said she was so happy to give birth …
The Robstown community rallied together Monday and hosted a blood drive for a special four-year-old girl. Alice Flores was diagnosed with a rare heart abnormality before she was even born. Since her birth she has had to undergo a series of surgeries to survive, and she is about to undergo …
The family of a young Long Island girl is partnering with the New York Blood Center to hold a series of special blood drives. Christian Olivia celebrated her first birthday on Saturday. She was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, and has spent much of her young life in the …
While many Canadians are on the hunt for the Easter Bunny this coming holiday season, the Greater Sudbury Kinettes, in partnership with Canadian Blood Services, is on the hunt for more blood donors. “More than half of all Canadians will either need blood themselves or will know someone that does,” …
Students and staff recently rolled up their sleeves to help save dozens of local lives by participating in a blood drive at school. The Chambersburg Area Senior High School gifted program hosted the blood drive on March 29. The 28 pints of blood collected from 47 donors will be used to treat …
On Friday, the annual spring blood drive was held at Forbush High School. Several parents, community members and students attended to donate blood in the gymnasium. In the early morning, several faculty members of Forbush High School showed up to show support and help save lives. Throughout the day, more …
People across the Valley lined up to give back in honor of Trooper Moises Sanchez injured in the line of duty on Saturday night. Dozens of people, and even law enforcement, showed up at the Edinburg Wellness Center on Tuesday to donate blood. Vitalant held the drive in honor of …