Liberty freshman with rare bone marrow disorder doesn’t let it hinder her from helping others
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This week’s Reaching 4 Excellence young achiever was born with a very rare bone marrow disorder called Diamond Blackfan Anemia. She has to get blood transfusions every month to survive. Resilient 15-year-old Lily Soto has a simple mission. “To save as many people as I can and to help them,” …
Kiwi actress Narelle Ahrens’ baby required two life-saving blood transfusions before he was born. And, as his blood levels continued to fall after birth, three more transfusions were needed. Now, Ahrens, who has played roles in Lord of the Rings and TV drama Nothing Trivial, has made the decision to become a plasma …
David Young requires blood to help him through his burkitt leukemia treatments Whether someone is going through cancer treatment or has just been in a car accident, blood donation is a crucial part of their recovery. Melanie Murphy knows the importance of blood donation all too well. Her six-year-old son …
Businessman Mark Ritson had his life saved by a teenage bone marrow donor from Germany – now he has two children and has run the London Marathon. Chris Burn reports. Mark Ritson will always have a unique bond with Jacqueline Harfmann, the young woman who saved his life from thousands …
If you donated blood in the summer of 2013, says Elmira mother Kristen Dorscht, then you might have given the very same units that kept her newborn daughter Ella alive. It’s a powerful thought, and one that Dorscht hopes will motivate veteran donors and newcomers alike to roll up their …
With the recent hurricanes and tropical storms that have left parts of the southern United States devastated, you may be asking yourself, How can I help or what I can do? The University of Maine at Presque Isle Red Cross Club had that answer: come on down to a local …
This Thanksgiving, many of us will find ourselves at home surrounded by family, friends and hopefully good food. But others across the Lower Mainland and British Columbia are receiving care at hospitals, and are in need of blood. “People get busy with family activities, they head out of town and …
Since 1964, Ted Cook has been the blood donation drive coordinator at St. John Catholic Church in Westminster. Since 1998 alone, Cook has been behind 6,658 units — a unit being roughly a pint — of blood donated from the church. On Wednesday evening, after receiving an award from the …
I helped save a life in only 30 minutes. Today was my first time donating blood and it was easier than I thought. I went in thinking the donation process would be stressful, but I couldn’t have felt more comfortable with the staff that was present because of their professionalism …
Landon Davis’ favorite past time is playing basketball with his dad, Mark. The 7-year-old was born with severe hemophilia A. Landon’s blood does not clot. “If he were to bump his knee or bump his head he could get a bleed,” said Landon’s mom, Ashley Davis. “Typically and usually his …