A father of seven children is asking Coloradans to give blood after blood donations saved his life. Jacob Adamo, 36, is suffering from total liver and kidney failure, said his wife Sarah. In emergency treatment at the University of Colorado Hospital, Jacob has undergone four surgeries in six days and
A special blood drive held Tuesday in Burnsville helped one man pay it forward. Two years ago, while riding his bicycle home from work at MHC Software, Bryan Joas was involved in a hit-and-run accident south of Lakeville. He was critically hurt, spending almost three months in the hospital and
An eight-year-old girl who almost died in a horror car accident has shared her story, as the Red Cross calls for more blood donors this Easter period. Mattea Riccardi was non-responsive when the air ambulance landed in Athlone, in the Victoria’s west. Trapped inside the wreckage of her family car
The upcoming San Diego Blood Bank blood drive brings to light stories of lives saved by the generosity of others. 4-year-old Kamila is one of those people whose life is forever changed by donations. Kamila was diagnosed with beta thalassemia major when she was a newborn. Following the diagnosis, Kamila received
After working a security detail for President Barack Obama, Massachusetts State Trooper Chris Dumont arrived in Watertown in search of a black Mercedes SUV and the two carjacking suspects who had reportedly stolen the vehicle. It was the wee hours of April 19, 2013—and things were about to get chaotic. As was later discovered, the
As with “I’m sorry,” it’s never too late to say “Thank you.” That’s why ex-policeman Larry Frederick, who nearly 36 years ago lay gruesomely injured and freely bleeding alongside a freeway, reserved a large table Monday at a Santa Rosa restaurant. Frederick has no doubt he’d have died after a