Mom afraid of what could happen if daughter can’t access blood transfusions due to low supply …
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Mapillar Dahn has three daughters with sickle cell disease. Her middle daughter, Khadeejah “Deej” Tyler, relies on blood transfusions after having a stroke. “If I go without blood transfusion, it’s a high risk I will have a stroke, the 15-year-old said. “I’ve had one before. We are so on top …
A father of a five-and-half-year-old thalassemic boy from Godda district was forced to pedal 400 km for blood transfusion of his child amid the ongoing lockdown as the local blood bank does not have any stock. Two days ago, Dilip Yadav, a contract labourer in his mid-40s, returned to his …
A local man is hosting a blood drive and encouraging others to give back Matthew Stewart became sick in February, had to go to the hospital. He said he needed 8 blood transfusions. He is doing much better now, but wanted to show his gratitude. “If it hadn’t been for …
A New Jersey community came together Thursday in honor of a boy fighting cancer. Leukemia patients often need multiple transfusions and Dante Rodríguez, 12, was no exception. Now he’s turning his cancer battle into a fight to help others. Dante was diagnosed with Leukemia back in December of 2019. Prior …
A Harrogate mum is speaking out about her son’s condition, so rare that it affects under 1,000 people worldwide. Vicky Flintoff is determined to raise awareness of her son Archie’s diagnosis of Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, more commonly known as DBA. The condition is a bone marrow failure disorder and caused …
Blood Assurance counts on blood donors all year and is encouraging donors to give in honor of Mother’s Day this year. Blood Assurance has been in critical need for several months with no signs of that changing. Amanda Knox, a mother of two, was saved by blood donors when she …
Tymia Green has spent countless hours in hospitals, battling sickle cell disease with 80 blood transfusions at the age of 15 — with subsequent blockages causing excruciating pain. But Tymia doesn’t use the disease as a crutch, she wants to be just like her fellow teens. As a lifelong beauty …
To anyone who knows his story, Thomas Harris is a little fighter. The 18-month old loves everything that a toddler his age normally does, like playtime, nap time, and reading. The son of Fairborn City Engineer Lee Harris and his wife, Dr. Ashleigh Kussman, Thomas is battling pediatric brain cancer. …
It’s not Sunday, but Seth Walsh’s squad is at a church in Mt. Washington. His brothers are crafting and clowning around. His mom is chatting with others not far from the sanctuary. There’s a voice missing though from those conversations. “He’s not afraid to talk to anybody,” Seth’s mom, Michelle …
The community is invited to give blood in honor of Kala Breder at a special American Red Cross blood drive held in her name on Friday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Quincy Town Center Community Room (formerly Quincy Mall). Kala Breder was inspired to donate …