At 11 years old, Mark Juergens Junior is, unfortunately, no stranger to the hospital. Still, thanks to the generosity of blood donors, there are blood products on the shelves that help him battle stage 4 Hodgkin’s nodular sclerosis lymphoma. After receiving five rounds of chemotherapy, Mark Juergens Junior is familiar
Last week, 5-year-old Adelyn Troutman of Ahwatukee had her 80th monthly blood transfusion. It’s been part of the little girl’s monthly routine ever since she was 2 months old and was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Diamond-Blackfan anemia, which prohibits her body from making red blood cells. The
Giving blood is giving the gift of life. It’s a phrase you’ve likely heard before but it’s one Washington’s Tara Brower now takes to heart. In December, Brower, mom to four little boys, Edwards Jones financial advisor and 4-H advocate was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood
The Houchin Community Blood Bank has announced it’s holding a community blood drive Saturday to support a Valencia High School student diagnosed with leukemia. After Pedro Roman, 17, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2019, a large outcropping of support was seen across the Santa Clarita Valley: His football
