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‘Giving back the blood’: Shooting victim’s family honors his memory

17 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive

Call it the lifeblood of the community — literally. Cody Hawkins’ blood drained from his body after he was shot May 19, 2019 in Greenwood. So, blood takes on a very personal meaning for his family. “At that time, Cody lost a lot of blood,” said his godmother, Shanna Childs. …

Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center lists top first-quarter donors

11 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

Fort Leonard Wood volunteers helped save more than 2,100 lives the first three months of 2021, while relaxing in a chair and watching movies. From Jan. 1 through March 31, nearly 1,100 people donated blood at the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center. Since each donation can create two life-saving …

Mother’s Day blood drive held in honor of baby girl with rare form of anemia

11 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor

A blood donation event was hosted in National City on Mother’s Day in honor of a 7-month-old baby with a rare form of anemia. Baby Sevey beat the odds — she was born with a rare form of anemia which can be fatal if not treated properly. “We found out …

Amanda Knox proves that giving blood saves lives

10 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood transfusion

Blood Assurance counts on blood donors all year and is encouraging donors to give in honor of Mother’s Day this year. Blood Assurance has been in critical need for several months with no signs of that changing. Amanda Knox, a mother of two, was saved by blood donors when she …

Baby With Rare Form of Anemia Inspires Blood Donations

10 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood donor

A Mother’s Day blood drive was held Sunday in National City in honor of a baby with a rare form of anemia. Sevey Quinto, a 7-month-old baby, requires regular blood transfusions to stay alive. “We’re really lucky that she’s here with us. She has a condition called Alpha Thalassemia,” said …

150th donation is family celebration for Troy resident

9 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Troy donor Mark Monjot is all about family. Family was the reason to move from northern Ohio in 2016 when he began donating with Community Blood Center. His son got him started on double red blood cell donations, and all the nurses in his family keep him dedicated to donating …

Local man recognized for giving 14 gallons of blood

9 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Terry Brumagin, 65, of Corry, earned his 14-gallon pin during his 112th blood donation on Thursday during a Red Cross blood drive. What started with a suggestion from a friend turned into decades of donating an accumulated 14 gallons of blood to the Red Cross. Read Full Article

A Pint for Kim Blood Drive held in honor of woman who died of cancer

9 May No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

WGN’s Marcella Raymond was at a blood drive held in honor of a woman who passed away from a rare cancer. Kim, 41, was diagnosed with a one-in-a-million combination of two different types of cancers. After her passing, her family put together a blood drive to help other cancer patients. …

Long time blood donor enjoys helping others

20 Apr No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Volunteers approach the American Red Cross from many different directions. Mike DeSantis came through donating blood. And then doing it again, and again, and again. He wanted to start donating blood while he was in high school, but was born too late in the year, so he had to wait …

Georgetown pageant teen doesn’t let sickle cell disease get in her way

18 Apr No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, anemia, blood donation, blood transfusion, sickle cell anemia

Tymia Green has spent countless hours in hospitals, battling sickle cell disease with 80 blood transfusions at the age of 15 — with subsequent blockages causing excruciating pain. But Tymia doesn’t use the disease as a crutch, she wants to be just like her fellow teens. As a lifelong beauty …

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