The family of a 1-year-old Mansfield girl with Kawasaki disease, a relatively rare ailment involving inflammation of blood vessels, will hold a blood drive Friday in Attleboro for Boston Children’s Hospital patients. The drive is “an effort for my family to give back to the hospital who saved my daughter’s
Sarah Buelow has seen firsthand the impact blood transfusions have on a person’s well-being. Her daughter, 12-year-old Allison Petrusczak passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer. She was diagnosed last year and given a one-year prognosis. While Petrusczak fought past the prognosis, she died on February 20,
At best thalassaemia leaves you tired, weak, and pale because the body does not produce enough haemoglobin to carry oxygen around the body. At worst a dangerous iron build-up caused by regular blood transfusions could kill you if it goes unchecked. Graphic designer Ashkaan Bandoui, 34, from Acton suffers from
Stephen Jawitz of Hatzolah Medical Rescue recently donated his 250th unit of blood to help save lives. Donating at the community based medical rescue centre in Raedene, Jawitz reached a milestone that is worth acknowledging. Head of Donor Relations Egoli Zone Debra Forster said many committed donors looked forward to
The woman thought to be Britain’s longest serving female blood donor has saved countless lives after giving 130 pints of blood over 56 years. Christine Newnham, 80, has not missed an appointment with her blood bank, at The Coniston Holiday Inn, Sittingbourne, since April 1966. The retired nurse has donated
