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Rock star Mike Peters battled blood cancer three times. His concerts now help save lives

26 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood transfusion, cancer

Alternative rocker Mike Peters, front man of Welsh band The Alarm , has been singing songs around the themes of strength and love for decades. “Everything is beautiful,” he sings to cheering fans gathered on a recent stop in the U.S. at New York’s Irving Plaza. But the fact that …

With cancer no longer in remission, Elly begins the fight once again

25 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood transfusion, cancer

Three years ago 13abc introduced you to Elly Wickenhesier, a little girl from Carleton, Michigan who asked to be mailed Christmas cards while she battled cancer. After two years in remission, her family got devastating news that the cancer came back. “It’s hard, especially since this is the second time,” …

A simple gift with a huge impact: Purple Tree owner’s blood drive is cause close to her heart

24 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion

Sarah Bruch knows just how much small gifts can mean. The owner of The Purple Tree on Second Street in Hudson, Bruch is also the mother of four boys. Two of her sons have a congenital heart defect that has required open heart surgeries, and with them, blood transfusions. “It’s …

She lost her baby brother 15 years ago. His memory drives this teen’s inspiring efforts.

21 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive

One was 3 ½ months old when he died. The other, his older sister, is 16 now. Don’t let their ages fool you. While Logan Phillips was lost too young, he continues to impact his family, including his sister, Lainey, who is mature beyond her years. Last week, Lainey, a …

‘They helped save my life’: Kingston man gives back to blood clinic

20 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood drive, blood transfusion, cancer

After living with the inherited blood disorder Von Willebrand disease for 24 years, Brock Powell received crushing news last year that would change his life moving forward. “Early in 2018, I wasn’t feeling too well one day so I went to the emergency, and that night, I was diagnosed with …

Metro mom and baby’s scary delivery, incredible survival inspires blood donations

18 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood drive, blood transfusion

A metro woman who almost died during childbirth is giving back. After an amniotic fluid embolism last year, she said it’s amazing she’s alive. Meghan Jolliffe said it wasn’t just doctors and nurses that saved her life, but donors as well. Jolliffe said she was so happy to give birth …

Mom talks about how donated blood saved 2-week-old son

17 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion

Natalia Burkhart’s son needed a blood transfusion to prevent the devastating effects of a condition affecting his red blood cells. Read Full Article

Woman treated for colorectal cancer has donated blood to thank for saving her life

14 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood transfusion, cancer

A local woman is sharing her story so others will take the time to give the gift of life. Back in 2004, Kathy Sansone wasn’t feeling well. Turns out she had colorectal cancer. Before she could undergo surgery, she needed blood transfusions. Sansone spends her days helping others as community …

St Albans mum battles leukaemia

13 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood transfusion

A mother of twins needs a blood stem cell transplant in her critical fight against cancer. Meena Kumari-Sharma, 42, loved long weekend trips with her friends and family but her life changed early last year when she was diagnosed with leukaemia. The mum, whose family lives in St Albans, was …

‘His blood’s worth bottling’: Nev Cowgill donates for the 172nd, and final, time

12 Jun No Comments Anastasia news #thegift, blood donation, blood donor

Nev Cowgill once gave blood while lying in the shade of an aeroplane wing aboard a Navy carrier berthed in Manila Harbour. On Monday, however, the surroundings were much more sedate, as he offered up his arm for his 172nd (officially recorded) donation at the Red Cross mobile blood van …

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