Scared and unprepared for what was to come, we brought our first child into the world hoping she’d never need a transfusion. Life had other plans. Saradpon is a stay-at-home mother of two and a florist. She is president of the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation California chapter, organizes blood drives and
An 11-year-old patient celebrates her 100th blood transfusion at St. Luke’s Hospital. Hannah has beta thalassemia, a blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, the body’s red blood cells don’t function properly and there are fewer healthy red
At best thalassaemia leaves you tired, weak, and pale because the body does not produce enough haemoglobin to carry oxygen around the body. At worst a dangerous iron build-up caused by regular blood transfusions could kill you if it goes unchecked. Graphic designer Ashkaan Bandoui, 34, from Acton suffers from
An aspiring chef recognized with a uncommon blood dysfunction is hoping her story encourages others to become blood donors in the neighborhood. Naomi Hennesey, 19, has Thalassemia, an autoimmune blood dysfunction that stops her from making crimson blood cells. “I need to get units of blood every three weeks,” Naomi
A 10-year-old Jacksonville boy was celebrating Friday after receiving his 100th blood transfusion. Cai Cammilleri has a very rare blood disorder called beta thalassemia major, which causes a range of symptoms and requires him to get blood transfusions once a month. Fortunately, his classmates know how to cheer him up.
