‘Medical miracle’ gives back what blood donors gave him
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The story of the Landes family is one of survival and thankfulness as MEDIC Regional Blood Center’s Roll Up Your Sleeve Week continues. “For them to go from two active parents to zero!” said Yvonnca Landes about her four children. “Because I stayed there the whole five and a half …
When Samar Nohra was 11 years old, doctors gave her three months to live. Two decades later, she’s now thanking blood donors for saving her life and encouraging others to roll up their sleeves to give. As a child, the 32-year-old Windsor woman was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare …
Neva Rogers said she could think of no better way to honor her children than with a blood drive. “So that’s what I wanted to do to remember them and I knew that my children would love the idea, if they were here, they would be happy about saving others,” she …
Oliviah Hall may be gone but her memory continues to live on in her community. On Friday, more than a hundred people turned out for Team Oliviah’s Red Cross blood drive. “In December, Oliviah came to visit us and I promised her I’d come and give blood,” recalled Joanne Prickett. …
In honor of National Blood Donor Month and to remember two local heroes, the Glens Falls community came out to a blood drive at the Glens Falls YMCA. It was organized in memory of Dave Strader and Ken Hand, both lost their life to a rare form of cancer. Hand’s 19-year-old daughter Stephanie …
Data shows that more than 90 percent of the world’s population will need blood in their lifetime, yet only 3 percent donate. A Chicago man is hoping to change that, one pint at a time. Mark Buciak holds what’s considered “hero status” when it comes to donating blood – and …
Today kicked off the 37th annual M*A*S*H Blood Drive at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center. The drive runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center at 7500 Wallace Blvd. Coffee Memorial Blood Center Public Relations Director Suzanne Talley said this blood drive helps replenish the …
A 73-year-old South Florida man has saved 864 lives in over 43 years, thanks to the massive blood donations he did, which tallies to nearly 100 gallons of blood. James Michelini, the 73-year-old man, has donated blood and blood platelets for over 43 years. Read Full Article
Ten-year-old Oliviah Hall, who touched so many lives during her brave battle with brain cancer, will be remembered with a special service and a blood drive. Team Oliviah released information Monday on services and plans to honor the very special little girl, who passed away on Saturday. The family writes, “Oliviah demonstrated great strength and …
A local mother is doing everything she can to make sure her son’s memory stays alive. Jamonte Lee Adams died from a rare disease in May. The community held a blood drive at the All God’s People Church in Roseville Saturday in memory of his life. “Around 100,000 people in the United …