A memorial blood drive was held at Westside High School Library on Wednesday, Nov. 8., to honor a math teacher who died earlier this year. Terri Tyner, a previous K8 Teacher of the Month, suffered cancer and needed blood transfusions so she could receive chemotherapy. Senior Ava Mosier said Tyner
Bloodworks Northwest’s Eugene donor center hosted a blood drive Wednesday in honor of one of its long-time donors who recently passed away. The blood drive, held on November 8 outside the Lane County Health and Human Services building, established a goal of 100 units from the ‘blood brothers’ of long-time
Sixteen-year-old Andie Morrison is no stranger to London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Children’s Hospital. Andie was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA), a rare bone marrow failure which had her fighting for her life at the early age of nine weeks old. Children with DBA have bone marrow that
Retired teacher John Gomm, who is 84, first began his blood donation journey aged 19. John now regularly donates his blood at sessions taking place at Colchester United stadium. He previously received an award for making 75 donations. John said: “I was studying at university to teach and they had
Scared and unprepared for what was to come, we brought our first child into the world hoping she’d never need a transfusion. Life had other plans. Saradpon is a stay-at-home mother of two and a florist. She is president of the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation California chapter, organizes blood drives and
Siblings Gary and Donna Hardy have saved hundreds of lives over more than four decades thanks to their whole blood donations. One pint of blood can save up to three lives. Blood donors help patients of all ages, including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients and
93-year-old, Sherman Hirsch, was honored at the blood donation center on south cottonwood, Hirsch has donated over 800 times. Read Full Article
An 11-year-old patient celebrates her 100th blood transfusion at St. Luke’s Hospital. Hannah has beta thalassemia, a blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, the body’s red blood cells don’t function properly and there are fewer healthy red