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Nationwide blood shortage impacting Georgia sickle cell patients – Atlanta News First

9 Oct No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

The national blood shortage is putting patients who rely on donations at risk. Atlanta News First spoke to a patient with sickle cell disease in LaGrange who said without this support she can barely function, and now she’s hoping more people will step up and donate. “It’s a lifesaver and …

Blood drive encourages donors for sickle cell anemia awareness

17 Sep No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, sickle cell anemia

The co-founder and CEO of the KD Hall Foundation has a personal connection to sickle cell and is encouraging Black donors to help out. “People living with sickle cell, they’re just like you and me. There’s really no difference,” said KD Hall. Sickle cell anemia is a condition that affects …

For those with sickle cell anemia, relief can be one donation away – CBS News

17 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, sickle cell anemia

A blood drive to help people living with the inherited blood disorder sickle cell anemia was held in Brockton on Friday. “This is a matter of life and death,” says Michael Hendricks, whose wife lives with sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder that results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying …

Against All Odds: A Family’s Journey with Sickle Cell – Red Cross

16 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

David Dandridge Jr. was born with sickle cell disease but was not diagnosed until the age of two after suffering a pain crisis. The most common genetic blood disorder in the U.S., sickle cell disease can cause severe pain, tissue and organ damage and even strokes. For patients battling the …

Pittsburgh school holds blood drive for 7-year-old boy with sickle cell anemia

20 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, sickle cell anemia

Those who know him say Marquon Herring is a great kid who has so much energy. He’s outgoing, spunky and courageous. He never shows he’s in pain and never shows he’s sick. However, Herring is very sick. This bright-eyed, handsome young man is dealing with something no child should ever …

Mother of 2 with sickle cell disease reunites with her lifesaving blood donors in NYC

16 Feb No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

A mother of two with sickle cell disease met several blood donors who helped save her life. The New York Blood Center held the reunion on Valentine’s Day. Stacey Sottile is a lifelong New Yorker who was born and raised in Queens. Like approximately 10,000 New Yorkers, Stacey lives with …

‘Everyone was needed for me to be here today’: Queens woman with sickle cell meets blood donors

15 Feb No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

A dozen people who had never met before gathered at New York Blood Center’s donor center on the Upper East Side on Tuesday morning because they have something in common. They’ve all played a part in saving Stacey Sottile’s life by simply donating blood. “Everyone was needed for me to …

Why blood transfusions are critical for those with sickle cell disease

11 Jan No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, sickle cell anemia

The Great Chicago Blood Drive gets started Wednesday and we’ve been sharing stories from people in our community, who count on these donations, to survive. Beverly Chukwudozie is living with sickle cell disease. One of the most critical treatments is blood transfusions. Beverly spoke with ABC7 to talk about what …

Blood donor, recipient with sickle cell disease meet in Queens to raise awareness

28 Sep No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Donating blood is an anonymous gift, and most of the time, the gift receiver never meets the gift giver, but they did on Monday at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica. Shatera Weaver is an educator who has sickle cell disease and is hospitalized seasonally to receive blood transfusions. Christine …

Laurens woman and sickle cell warrior calls for more Black blood donors

13 Sep No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Laurens native and mother Erica Hunter has lived with sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that affects roughly 100,000 people in the U.S., her whole life. Diagnosed at 2 years old, Hunter grew up in and out of the hospital due to complications with the disease. Sickle cell disease …

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