Steady lifeline of blood donors gives young cancer patient hope
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Just last summer, Amelia Saunders of St. John’s was camping with her family when her parents, Veronica and Doug, noticed she was not herself. The normally happy three-year-old was cranky, tired and walking with a limp. Two days later, she developed a fever and red spots on her legs. They …
Earlier in February, at Silverstar during the Egoli West Donor for Life Awards, numerous men and women were honoured for their courageous acts of kindness. To have received an invitation to this prestigious award ceremony from the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) you’d have had to have donated blood …
On Feb. 14, William Strange, 10, gave the nurses at Carson-Tahoe Cancer Resource Center something sweet — their own Valentine’s Day cards. In return, they surprised him with a LEGO City play set, and it made his entire morning. The nurses have come to love William from months of visits …
Twice a month, 4-year-old Jonathan Strand has needles poked into his belly button as part of a 45-minute long treatment for his immune deficiency disorder. “It takes a whole lot of blood to make that medication,” said his mother Kimberly Strnad. “In his case, the medication he takes has tremendously …
Every Friday for years, the needles took up most of the Smiths’ day. Out the door they’d go by 6:30 a.m. each morning, driving south to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Then, Violet, 10, and Ian, 8, would sit in a hospital room with a daunting IV before them, ready to …
A San Antonio boy is hoping to give back to other children in need following his aggressive battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 8-year-old giving back after cancer battle Blood donations came from South Texas blood drive 509 people donated to help other children in need Dev Reddy, 8, has been …
The Red Cross partnered with a Maize teen on Saturday to host a blood drive that is near and dear to the hearts of the Soderstrom family. Hannah Soderstrom was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. Along her road to recovery she decided to become an advocate for blood donation. Soderstrom …
When Jenna Buchanan called her doctor’s office six years ago to reschedule her appointment, it was just out of convenience. She and her fiance, Scott Duell, had plans to go visit her parents the next day, the same day as her appointment. There was an opening, so Buchanan and Duell …
Fighters come in all shapes in sizes and this little guy here is no different. “We knew early on he would be born with Down Syndrome and he had an AVS Canal Defect,” Nathaniel’s father, Blaine Sparks said. Nathaniel Sparks was born with severe congenital heart disease. It forced the …
The Blood Center is holding a blood drive for a Walker baby born with a severe congenital heart disease. At just 5-months-old, Nathaniel Sparks has already had his first cardiac surgery and is expected to have another one where he’s being treated at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Baby Nathaniel …