Setting an example, a bride and groom along with their close relatives made the wedding ceremony unique by organising a blood donation camp at the venue. Groom Dr Kulwinder Gill of Jhuner village and bride Gurshaman Kaur of Butahri village in Ludhiana donated blood before getting married. The camp was
Richard Packman first donated blood after a family at his church organized a blood drive because their child had been diagnosed with cancer. More than two decades later and after more than 1,000 hours, Packman sat Friday morning in a blue chair inside Vitalant’s office in the James R. Thompson
FROM first impressions, 65-year-old Tung Yiu Hung seems like any normal, healthy senior citizen. Delve a little deeper into his background though, and one will soon discover that the sexagenarian is actually quite out of the ordinary. Tung, setting an exemplary example for blood donors in the country, has bled
Looming shortfall of blood drives could impair patient care. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. To help meet the constant demand for lifesaving blood donations and prevent blood shortages this winter, the American Red Cross is urging individuals and organizations to be winter heroes by hosting a
Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to stage 2, forcing her to undergo a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, which required blood products. Though she was a blood donor prior to her diagnosis,
Angela Kendall had never received a blood transfusion until she needed a life-saving procedure hours after the birth of her daughter. Now, she hopes to organize one of largest blood drives ever in the county. Kendall developed a postpartum hemorrhage six hours after giving birth and was rushed into a
OneBlood is holding a blood drive to celebrate Halloween from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31. Appointments can be made at any OneBlood Donor Center and anyone who donates will receive a “Bone-A-Fide Blood Donor” T-shirt. Generally healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood and photo ID is
Wendy Baumle, instructor for the senior health tech class at Vantage, was overwhelmed on Friday when 77 people from Vantage turned out to give blood for the United Way’s 20th annual Day of Caring event. Friday’s event once again incorporated can collections at Vantage, giving blood at Trinity Friends Church