“I’m here and I’m alive. I have two gorgeous girls because somebody gave blood”
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Identical Cork twins and their parents will feature on RTÉ show – Hospital Live – this week Úna and Eva Brice, and their mother Pamela owe their lives to the power of blood donations. Úna and Eva were born at 33 weeks on World Blood Donor Day in 2004. Identical …
When Stefanie McAuliffe returned to Westerleigh with a healthy baby boy after a high-risk delivery that could have cost them both their lives, she also brought home a deep appreciation for a particular group of strangers: The blood donors who made her survival possible. When baby Russell was born, surrounded …
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 18 at the Punxsutawney Alliance Church, 1307 S. Main St. Ext., Punxsutawney, in memory of Stephanie Kennedy. Kennedy, 45, of Pittsburgh, passed away in September 2022 after battling aplastic anemia, a rare but serious blood …
A Clearwater man has reached an impressive milestone that many people have yet to achieve – all while saving lives in the process. On Tuesday, OneBlood announced that Donald Lamborn donated 100 gallons of blood. Lamborn told the donation center that he began donating blood back in college and has …
During the Carlinville Area Hospital Auxiliary’s second blood drive of 2023, 49 people registered to donate, yielding 40 whole blood donations, six red cell donations (three “double-red” donors), and three platelet donations. That is the equivalent of 49 units of blood. Leading the list of donors who have achieved significant …
Asha M. Dafalla has been donating blood since 1981, but an unpleasant experience caused her to stop for five years. “I lost consciousness after giving blood, and that kept me from donating again until 1986,” she says. But now Asha is the leading blood donor in Kenya and Africa, having …
The Las Vegas community gathered to help a 7-year-old boy fighting cancer. Luke Orlovsky was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December 2022, and that’s when his family and friends quickly learned the importance of blood donation for cancer patients. Luke’s classmates and families hosted an American Red Cross blood drive …
A recent blood drive held at the Delphos Eagles suspassed its goal o f 48 units, collecting 54. John Wittler has given a total of 16 gallons and Jane Knebel, six. Two $25 gift cards donated by Elaine Wehri from CCR Realty and Janet Siefker from the Catholic Ladies of …
The National Association of Seadogs, Ash Montana Deck has organized a blood donation campaign at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. This is in order to promote health and wellness in the society. The event was done to further create awareness for the people on the need to donate blood regularly …
A Grand Island resident shared her story with NTV News, telling us how blood transfusions are helping save her life. She has received multiple units of blood in the last year as she battles cancer. Angela Brandt, 49, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia on Aug. 23th, 2021. “Since then, …