He recently reached his 150th pint, at age 59. He has found the hour it takes to donate his blood about four times a year for the past 42 years. “There is still a need. We still don’t have synthetic blood, like someone can’t go to a lab and make …

One woman’s fight against cancer has inspired her friends and family to make sure she and others like her all over the country have access to the treatment that is in urgently short supply. After being diagnosed in December of 2021, Sun Wortman’s treatments for an aggressive form of leukemia …

Dave Johnson of Pine Island is the first person to reach 400 blood donations at Mayo Clinic, and he’s not done yet. As of Tuesday, February 14, he’s donated 442 times. His dad introduced him to blood donation. When he was teenager, he accompanied his dad along to some of …

Mark Slabach, of Halifax County, completed his 20th gallon donation at the last blood drive at the Community Donation Center located at the Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax. Slabach is quickly recognized by many in the community as he has recently retired from the local hospital. For 10 years, he …