Every day dedicated bikers hit the road delivering vital supplies from life-saving blood for transplant patients to breast milk for premature babies. This hard-working group gives our hospitals a helping hand by ensuring these deliveries arrive safely and promptly wherever they are required. For blood biker Steve Hawkes it’s an
Family, friends and nursery staff are teaming up to help a North Yorkshire toddler with two life-threatening conditions. Two year old Archie Flintoft suffers from the rare genetic condition called Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, or DBA. In fact, he is one of only approximately 125 people with it in the UK.
The mother of Murad Shaikh, an 18-year-old from East Ham with a rare kidney and blood disorder, is appealing for people to donate blood. In 2008, Murad underwent a kidney transplant at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and has had 13 biopsies since. Gowhar, from Whitechapel, said her and the family
This week in this space we’ll take a break from our Miami Valley by Seasons feature to instead recognize two people who have made a difference by donating to the Dayton Community Blood Center. Miami Valley by Seasons will return next week. The following was sent in from the Dayton Community Blood
Jennifer Kirby will never hesitate to give blood again after several transfusions saved her father’s life last year. Joe Courville’s 87-day journey from near death to recovery began last summer with sudden stomach pain and vomiting. His wife rushed him to the emergency room at Decatur Morgan Hospital Parkway Campus
Don Hamilton, 86, of Bridgeport is a lifelong music educator/enthusiast and author who needed 3 pints of blood after heart surgery. Because blood donations were available, he has been able to resume his active lifestyle — playing multiple musical instruments, refurbishing them for aspiring students and writing. “When you need