A Cedar Rapids mom celebrated her daughter’s two-year anniversary of receiving a bone marrow transplant with a blood drive on Saturday. The “ReBirthday Party” celebrated Alivia “Livy Rae” Colin’s second chance at life. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in Cedar Rapids hosted the event. That’s where Colin received some
Two friends recently overcame their fears for the benefit of the community. At 11:20 a.m., OSF St. Francis Hospital Community Relations Coordinator Joanna Wilbee-Amis and Northern Lights YMCA Community Wellness Director Nicole Fitch gave blood for the first time. The donations were made at the first of a series of
Giving blood is giving the gift of life. It’s a phrase you’ve likely heard before but it’s one Washington’s Tara Brower now takes to heart. In December, Brower, mom to four little boys, Edwards Jones financial advisor and 4-H advocate was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood
The Houchin Community Blood Bank has announced it’s holding a community blood drive Saturday to support a Valencia High School student diagnosed with leukemia. After Pedro Roman, 17, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2019, a large outcropping of support was seen across the Santa Clarita Valley: His football