Local 6-year-old fighting cancer in need of blood donations

A six-year-old boy diagnosed with cancer is fighting for his life as his family urges the public for help to donate blood. Local blood banks say they’re running short on blood and platelet donations, which is the one thing the Bergdahl’s need to keep their son, Quincy, alive. Berghdal is …
Units of blood are critical when it comes to saving lives in emergencies. The shelves at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center have some units of blood, but its not enough because there is a critical blood shortage. “We really need to be collecting 600 units a day to …
Jody Gavin is a Hamburg is a mother of two. She has a 15-month-old son and another one on the way. She says, unplanned complications with the birth of her first born lead to a loss of blood that could have ended her life. “They couldn’t get the bleeding under …
The American Red Cross said its a combination of factors causing the severe blood shortage across the country. “We’ve seen a significant increase in usage by hospitals. There’s been an increase in transplants, emergency room visits, traumas,” said Christy Peters with the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region. Peters says …
The plea for blood donors continues this week after multiple traumas and severe weather over the holiday weekend. But that’s not the only reason Hoxworth Blood Center needs you to roll up your sleeves. “He was born at 24 weeks, four days at 1 pound, 12 ounces,” said Katie Seibert. …
When Lauren Reagan was told her son had terminal cancer in January 2018, she couldn’t stop thinking about the upcoming “Jurassic World” movie. Reagan was pondering how much time her son had left to live, and how much longer it would be before “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” would debut in …
Many people in Arizona need your blood donations. Vitalant, a nonprofit that collects blood for hospitals, said supply is low. It blames COVID-19 for canceling thousands of blood drives. “It’s been the perfect storm of blood shortages between blood drive cancelations,” said Sue Thew, communications drector for Vitalant in Arizona. …
The family of a two-year-old battling cancer is hoping her story inspires people in south Texas to roll up their sleeves and donate life-saving blood. Two-year-old Amy Morkovsky’s leukemia was discovered almost by accident. On January 13th, during her brother Aiden’s annual checkup, her mother asked the doctor to look …
Dozens of blood donors rolled up their sleeves Wednesday to give the gift of life. They were inspired by little three-year-old Amy Morkovsky who is battling leukemia. “Blood is such a precious resource,” said Amy’s dad, Ryan Morkovsky. “It’s one that can often be taken for granted. Unlike most other …
The Murray family has spent time both donating their own blood and waiting for a blood donation. Chris Murray, their son, was born with hemophilia, a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. Since his birth in 1974, the Murrays say they donate blood at least every …