Belle Vernon dad organizes blood drive in honor of ‘superhero’ son battling eye cancer
Albert Jasso knows how important it is to have donated blood at the ready during a medical emergency. Jasso’s 11-year-old son, Cam, recently needed blood transfusions while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for orbital rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the eye. “This time around, we knew it was going to be more intense,
Blood donors are saving my life | New Zealand Woman’s Weekly
Every month, Kathryn Banks relies on the plasma donations of 200 strangers to help her manage a rare neurological auto-immune condition. Without the generously donated blood products, the Taranaki teacher’s quality of life would rapidly deteriorate. “Because of these donors, I can carry on with my life. I’m not bedridden
Little girl’s second chance at life thanks to humble heroes – Sunshine Coast News
Marleigh Fisher looks like any other happy six-year-old girl. She loves going to school, playing with her friends and attending ballet classes. But there is much more to this brave little girl than meets the eye. Diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disorder when she was just three, Marleigh is being
Mum’s urgent plea as ‘inspirational’ son, 5, continues health battle
Vancouver survivor of near-fatal shooting calls for more blood donors
Family gives back after boy’s illness by organizing blood drives | KECI – NBC Montana
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs life-saving blood. That need was never more evident than for Great Falls resident Troy Ross. Ross suffered from an autoimmune disease called pulmonary capillaritis, a rare lung disease, and needed nine pints of blood just to get airlifted to Seattle. Troy
Eastleigh mum calls for blood donors after transfusion saved her newborn son’s life
A MUM whose infant son needed a life-saving blood transfusion is backing an NHS drive to boost the number of donors. Teacher Steph Davis, 39, gave birth to her son Aiden at Winchester Hospital. Soon after the delivery, the newborn needed a life-saving blood transfusion. Alfie’s mother’s blood had crossed