A young Matteson girl who is battling sickle cell disease held a party Saturday for children just like her and an opportunity for people to give blood. The second annual Sickle Cell Anemia Blood Drive and Celebration celebrated Olivia Shorter’s 8th birthday. She was was born with the disease. Last
Canadian Blood Services honoured CTV Edmonton’s Erin Isfeld in Ottawa Friday night for her longtime volunteer efforts. The CTV News at Six co-anchor received the Schilly Award, given to an individual or organization that contributed significantly to recruit donors or bring awareness to the need for blood, stem cells, organs
One hundred and twenty-one blood donors are being celebrated this National Blood Donor Week for saving the lives of more than 37,000 Australians. On Sunday Bundaberg resident Robyn Murray, 75, was recognised as the most giving blood donor of the region this year, having recently donated for the 509th time.
On Aug. 30, 2008, Connor Fennessy passed away. The 17-year-old succumbed to a childhood cancer called Ewing Sarcoma after a brave battle with the disease that lasted 865 days. During that battle, Connor received “countless blood transfusions,” which is why the family is marking 10 years since his passing with
The Bell family is gearing up for two big anniversary celebrations. It has been five years since Lizzie, 24, received her life-saving bone-marrow transplant, and soon the family will celebrate a decade in the home built for them by the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” after Lizzie was honored
The American Red Cross held a blood drive Saturday in Danville in honor of Cameron Kirk, a local fifth grader undergoing treatment for leukemia. Kirk, 10, was diagnosed in April with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of cancer, and requires blood transfusions as part of his ongoing treatment. Receiving even a single unit of
Pamela Wilson handed out sloppy joes alongside other volunteers during the Hutchinson blood drive on Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Sherman. But there’s someone missing, the person who solidified the importance of giving blood. For decades, Wilson gave blood while she worked as a nurse. She retired