The community rallies in support of a woman in need of blood
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22-year-old Kechaunna Gaddis was diagnosed with cancer last year. “My nose started to bleed. I started to have a nauseous feeling. I started going back to my neurologist and that’s when I found out last year in June that I was sick. It has been about eight or nine months and the worst …
A 7-year-old San Antonio boy with bone marrow cancer is in desperate need of blood. The problem is, his blood type is extremely rare. Dev Reddy has been in intensive care for several weeks. He was diagnosed in July with acute childhood leukemia. What’s making Dev’s battle complicated is that …
The old adage “It takes a village” holds true for blood donations. Kids, parents and Bozeman residents came together at Morning Star Elementary School on Thursday to make a difference. 3rd grader Caden is a remarkable young man who has battled cancer and received blood 35 times during treatment. He …
Six-year-old Annie Blake of Atascadero is more than ready to host her next blood drive. We first introduced you to Annie in February 2017. Nearly a year later, she’s cancer-free. Annie can officially call herself a cancer survivor after beating leukemia this month. During her more than two-year battle, she and …
Landon Helff is a seven year old with leukemia. He is one of over 1.69 million people (according to the American Cancer Society) who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. Many cancer patients need blood, sometimes daily, during chemotherapy treatment. Landon was diagnosed two years ago with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, …
In her dying moments, 27-year-old cancer patient Holly Butcher has written a moving letter offering life advice and encouraging readers to “help each other more” through regular blood donations. Her family posted the letter in her memorialized Facebook profile on Jan. 4, right when she lost her battle with a …
We are gearing up for the Community Heroes Blood Drive starting this Friday. And we talked to one little girl who has greatly benefited from the blood donations of generous people. Jordyn Bruski was diagnosed with AML Leukemia, or Acute Myeloid Leukemia, when she was 11 years old. AML is …
Mother of three-year-old girl with leukemia says blood donation is a ‘massive gift’ that saves lives. Young high school students giving blood for the first time Thursday learned how important the “gift of life” is when they met a little girl whose life has been saved because of blood donations. …
Meet Autumn Culbertson. She’s an 8th grader at Case Middle School and a Girl Scout in Watertown. After her 3 year old cousin was diagnosed with leukemia this summer, she wanted to make a difference and give back by hosting a public blood drive. “Called the Elk’s Club and then …
Blood donation does not cost anything but its absence can cost lives, a young mother, whose son was saved by donors from possible heart failure, has stressed. As a working mother of two boys, life was busy for Jade* who stretched her energy to fit in as much quality time …