‘Super donors’ help those suffering from COVID-19 in San Antonio get better

As a successful residential Realtor in San Antonio, Dina La Rocca Murphy knows a winning idea when she sees one. So when Murphy found out she could donate her blood plasma to help people suffering from COVID-19 — as she did in late March before completely recovering — she decided …
Jenn Lanteigne grew up watching her mother donate blood at the donor centre in Kitchener, Ont. While her mother was donating, young Jenn would wait while on her best behaviour for the cookies they’d enjoy together afterward. Later, she accompanied her sister to blood donation appointments as well. But those …
A police constable from the Local Arms Division came forward as a saviour of a 14-year-old girl who urgently wanted A+ve blood for her open heart surgery at Hinduja Hospital on Wednesday. Read Full Article
When 14-year-old Chethan M Gowda lost his school teacher because of the unavailability of blood at the crucial moment, he thought that it was high time he do something to stop the rampant loss of lives due to the untimely shortfall of blood. “Around the same time, I had a …
Lorne Martin has been donating blood since he was 17 years old and on June 10, he’ll reach 200 total blood donations when he visits the clinic at Galeries Orford de Magog. “I think it’s a nice accomplishment,” Martin said. “It took a lot of perseverance to reach this number …
Air Force veteran Patrick Bright, 55, a police officer with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, nearly died from COVID-19. Then he received a new treatment. Bright was hospitalized at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital on March 23. His health quickly deteriorated, and four days later he was flown to MedStar Georgetown …
A Meadville-area man who has donated blood regularly for a half-century hasn’t done it for rewards or thanks. But the Red Cross is applauding Tom Chalmers, 77, of West Mead Township, for a commitment that topped the 27-gallon mark last week. “Serving the Meadville community is a way of life …
As a child, Marta Calhoun was often sick. She still remembers weekly visits to a doctor’s office, where she’d get a penicillin shot. As a teacher, the Fremont woman never seemed to develop the same immunities as her fellow instructors. She’d battle illness throughout the school year. “I would catch …
Joseph Simmons, a St. Augustine High School senior, gave his tenth blood donation this week. Simmons received his red honor cord and gallon donor pin from St. Aug Alumnus, Alfred McCrea, Class of ’79. Simmons said giving blood is one way he likes making a difference. According to The Blood …
Fiona Shearlaw vowed she would make 50 donations to the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) after her dad, Andrew Smith, known as Kelly, suffered a serious injury at his work at the Dunbar cement plant almost 50 years ago. Kind-hearted Fiona was just a youngster at the time of …