Maple Ridge student uses second lease on life to help save others
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Nearly 18 years after receiving life-saving surgery, a Maple Ridge student is now hoping she can help save others as well with her upcoming blood drive. Addison Nickel of Thomas Haney Secondary is the driving force behind the blood drive, which will be hosted at her school on June 11 …
Blood may be thicker than water. It’s the fluid of life, an essential force providing a constant flow of resources and creating energy. For Jesse Thiele, son of Jim and Leenda, the constant flow slowed to a trickle on a fateful September day in 2016. Thiele, then a fifth-grade student, …
During a nationwide blood shortage, a 10-year-old from Eutawville is just one person who could see a dangerous impact if this continues. Talon Adkins, 10, of Eutawville, was an active kid, playing football, when his family noticed he was often getting bruises, which they thought was pretty normal. “He actually …
Action News Jax and OneBlood are teaming up for the Spring Into Action Blood Drive now through Friday, May 10. The Big Red Bus is outside of the Action News Jax studios until 4 p.m. Wednesday. And when you donate blood, you are saving someone’s life, like 2-year-old Violet Cruz. …
One Daviess Co. mom is alive thanks to blood donations after unpredicted complications giving birth to her son. “After delivery I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome. I required transfusions in order to replace the blood I had lost,” said Joelle Hagan. Joelle required over 50 blood products after giving birth, …
This week you have a chance to make a real impact in someone’s life. We’re partnering with Vitalant for the KCRA 3 Blood Drive for Life. Last year, KCRA 3 shared Heather Hoffman’s story. The mother of twins received 11 pints of blood after the birth of her babies. An …
Often, we don’t realize the importance of something until it affects us personally. Local mother Jill Pendergraft said that sentiment rings true for her. On Tuesday from 2-7 p.m., Pendergraft is hosting a community blood drive at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (5664 KY 56). Now in its 10th year, the …
On Sunday a local church rallied around one of their young members in need. Brinley Talley from Valley Mills, 12, is fighting leukemia. She attends regular chemotherapy appointments, receives spinal tap procedures and requires at least two pints of blood per month. Old West Cowboy Church in Robinson teamed up …
Yorkshire family of Amelie, who was diagnosed with leukaemia at two: “We didn’t know where we would be on Christmas Day” | Christmas at Candlelighters Shortly before Christmas 2022, Jo and Tom Adams, from Baildon, West Yorkshire, were given the worst news for a parent: their daughter, Amelie, had been …
A group of friends that dates back to high school all needed a blood transfusion at some point in their lives. Adam Calvert needed blood when he was being treated for cancer, Katie Pino when she experienced complications during labor and delivery, Katie Bredemeier when she had HELLP syndrome during …