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Alumnus’ gift of blood gives new life to USC Board of Trustees member

19 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

A USC Board of Trustees member and the assistant director of sports medicine for the University of Tennessee football team met for the first time this weekend, as the Vols came to town to take on the Gamecocks. But the two have a connection that began over a year ago …

Boy with Crohn’s Disease hopes book will ease fears for kids needing blood transfusions

18 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

The annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Blood and Food Drive was held Thursday, Nov. 17, in La Mesa. The blood drive was set up in the Grossmont Center, just next to Choose Fitness, and will run until 6 p.m. The drive is part of the effort to …

Blood recipient shares her story to inspire others to donate – KVUE

18 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

An Austin resident is hoping to inspire people to donate blood by sharing her story of how a blood donation saved her life. Allison Rizzolo said she is lucky to be alive after a horrific rollover crash. “It was really dicey for a few hours, you know, whether I was …

Giving something lifesaving this holiday will make all the difference

12 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion, cancer

In a routine visit with her physician to prep for chemo, it was discovered that Munira’s organs were on the verge of shutting down. An emergency blood transfusion, made possible by donors, saved her life in the nick of time. Transfusions became a regular part of Munira’s blood cancer treatment …

Blood donors are heroes, too – Monterey Herald

12 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

When a great white shark bit Steve Bruemmer off of Lovers Point in June, the immediate focus was getting him out of the water and applying tourniquets to stop the bleeding. But soon he was going to need blood, about 33 units he said, or roughly four gallons. “Everyone sees …

This Bellevue man has donated more than 200 gallons of his own blood | The Seattle Times

10 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

On about 24 Saturday mornings every year, 67-year-old Chuck Colby of Bellevue wakes up at 3 a.m. He doesn’t use an alarm clock — he never needs one — when he wanders downstairs to chug exactly 32 ounces of water to prepare for his 8 a.m. apheresis appointment, or blood …

Midlands families receiving blood transfusions impacted by severe flu season

9 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

As cases of severe flu infections uptick here in the Midlands, some local advocates are fearful of what that will mean for thousands of patients in need of life-saving blood transfusions. “Braden has this illness that is unforgiving. He’s been in the midst of a pain crisis now for a …

Way to go, Claire! Congratulations on your first blood donation ❤️ – #CanadasLifeline – TikTok

8 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

TikTok video from Canadian Blood Services (@canadaslifeline): “Way to go, Claire! Congratulations on your first blood donation … Read Full Article

Family hosts 5th annual blood drive in memory of Upstate teen – Fox Carolina

6 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

An Upstate family is hosting a blood drive in memory of an Upstate teen who passed away due to complications with the flu in 2018. Hunter Allen, 19, was diagnosed with flu type A in January 2018. Allen’s condition quickly worsened and he was eventually hospitalized and placed on ECMO …

Local man lending an arm this week for 150th blood donation – Bradford Today

4 Nov No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

‘I don’t think people realize how almost painless the whole thing is. You’re not getting your arm chopped off,’ quips Bob Glenn who will roll up his sleeve for milestone donation Friday. A blood donation Friday by Bob Glenn will be the 150th of his life and he hopes to have a …

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