Ten-year-old Oliviah Hall, who touched so many lives during her brave battle with brain cancer, will be remembered with a special service and a blood drive. Team Oliviah released information Monday on services and plans to honor the very special little girl, who passed away on Saturday. The family writes, “Oliviah demonstrated great strength and
A man who has to have blood transfusions every month for a serious disease has emphasized the importance of donations . Sid Thomas, a 53-year-old mechanic from Nottingham, says that blood donation means “life or death” to him. Mr Thomas, a father-of-four, suffers from sickle cell anemia, a serious inherited blood
There are thousands of people across Canada who need blood every day: blood they can’t produce themselves, blood they need replaced, or blood they need to receive life-saving medication. To fill the need, more than 2,000 Canadians step up every day. According to Canadian Blood Services, in 2017, 730,841 blood
The community of Ogden hosted a blood drive in honor of their late mayor Brent Taylor. Taylor was killed in action in November while training an Afghan Army near Kabul, Afghanistan. The community held the blood drive to remember his passion for community service. Read Full Article
In July of 2007, Arthur Bourget of West Gardiner was playing golf with his friends when he felt an overwhelming fatigue. He went to the doctor to find out he had leukemia. Bourget beat leukemia not once, but twice when it came back thirteen months later. Read Full Article
