Courtenay resident makes 200th blood donation
None of these four beaming children would be alive today if a stranger had not given blood
2
Jan
Here are four beaming children – none of whom would be alive today if a stranger had not given blood. Each of their lives was saved by a transfusion, yet many of us never find the time to sign up to become a donor. Read Full Article
Upcoming blood drive to benefit local cancer patient
2
Jan
Imperial Valley is being called upon to help one of its own. Longtime Valley resident Joshua Holmes, 30, has been battling a rare form of cancer for the past three years, and, after recent treatment, is in need of blood. Read Full Article
Women recounts importance of blood donations ahead of Community Heroes Blood Drive
Two Sisters Save Lives by Donating Blood — You Can Do the Same
31
Dec
Taylor and Jennifer Urban, Pittsburgh locals, have been donating blood together since they were in high school. Taylor started donating at her high school’s blood drives when she was 16. Her first blood donation went well, and Taylor became a regular blood donor. At the time, Jennifer wanted to follow
Critically-ill 4 year old saved by blood donations
Twelve-year-old girl with Aplastic Anemia supported by community through blood drive
31
Dec
On October 13, 2019, a young girls life was changed. 12 year-old Ellie Thornton was diagnosed with severe Aplastic Anemia, a disease that affects the body’s ability to produce blood cells. Ellie has received multiple blood and platelet transfusions, which is why her friends and family wanted to host a
Milestone celebrated for woman that’s donated blood 100 times!
For his 84th blood donation, Paradise man gives extra-special Christmas gift
Marine veteran thanks Stony Brook hospital for ‘Christmas miracle’
24
Dec
Marine veteran Al Kirby, of Shirley, helped launch a blood drive Monday with the same Stony Brook University Hospital staffers who saved his life last Christmas over the course of a nearly 10-hour surgery using 27 units of blood products. Read Full Article