Blood donor with rare blood type marks 100th donation

A Bury St Edmunds blood donor with a rare blood type made his 100th blood donation on Tuesday. Tony Allen has the unusual O RH negative blood type – the only blood that can be given to anyone regardless of their blood type. One unit of blood can help save …
A local hero now getting praise once again, this time in the form of platelets and plasma, as people from across the Ohio Valley are donating blood to help replenish the supply in his honor. Jeremiah Clein is 15 years old and has leukemia. He is currently undergoing treatment in …
To quote Dracula, one of the world’s most famous movie monsters, “The blood is the life.” The LifeServe Blood Center is partnering with Carroll Broadcasting, to offer Carroll area residents the chance to save lives at the Dracula Drive Blood Drive Oct. 21. Danielle West, public relations and marketing manager …
One sibling rivalry has saved more than 400 lives, and that number is still rising. Marlis Gunderson of St. Albert was recognized earlier this year for reaching her milestone blood donation. Her winning streak began back in the late 1970s when she was in university, learning to become a nurse. …
A family has reissued a desperate plea to save the life of a seriously ill girl who has already undergone 100 blood transfusions – including two while still in the WOMB. Disney-mad Chloe Gray, seven, has incredibly rare disorder – Diamond Blackfan Anaemia – which only affects approximately 700 people …
When Andrew Lebardo heard that his Uber passenger, Sarah Cuvin, needed a blood donor, he did not think twice to go beyond his duty and volunteered to donate 450 cc of blood. In a social media post that quickly went viral, Sarah Cuvin shared how Lebardo was an answered prayer …
When 17-month-old Alice Wolter developed a fever about two weeks ago, her parents Jeff and Korinna thought it was because she was teething. The doctor suspected something different, however, and her blood was sent away for diagnosis. The next thing the family knew, little Alice was in BC Children’s Hospital …
A Lynchburg man who has been donating blood regularly since he was 17 years old recently gave his 100th donation, saying he feels it’s a good way to help those in need while staying anonymous. Terry Dean said he began donating blood when he was a 17-year-old living in Pennsylvania, …
The city of Bondurant showed up for Ava Hutchinson’s birthday party. Despite Ava’s death due cancer Sept. 11 the community rallied to keep her birthday wish alive. Just as she did a year prior Ava focused more on giving back than her own challenges. Ava’s story had reached people around the globe last …
Jigsaw returns this Halloween season to deliver nostalgia feels and collect your blood with Give Till It Hurts blood drive. The movie will have mobile locations nationwide for donors to drop by and give blood. But the feeling of doing something great and participating in a good cause won’t be …