Over the last month, Eden Jackson has realized the importance of blood donation, and she’s doing her part to spread the word. In May, Jackson’s 6-year-old sister, Violet, was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. As part of her treatment at Omaha’s Children’s Hospital, Violet has to receive two blood
A parting comment during a routine yearly checkup in May led to many parents’ worse nightmare: A cancer diagnosis. A little more than one month, cancer treatments and some blood transfusions later, 6-year-old Violet Jackson of Columbus appears to be doing better, and her family is raising awareness about the
Dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves Thursday at the state capitol to donate blood in honor of Del. Danielle Walker’s son, Demetry, who recently passed away from leukemia. Demetry Walker, 23, passed away on June 19 from Chronic Myloid Leukemia. June 24 would have been his golden birthday. “Demetry
The uncle of a baby battling leukemia is hoping to get more people to give blood. The Scarborough Fire Department held a blood drive Wednesday. Jeremy Moreau says his young niece was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March at just 10 months old. Since then, she has undergone multiple
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
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.
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
