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Frank Sargent recently reached a milestone more than 40 years in the making. He became a 25-gallon blood donor, and he’s already on his way to the next gallon. Sargent gave his first pint in 1979 after a friend invited him to participate in a blood drive that the friend’s …
Imagine being a healthy, happy 12-yearold boy enjoying family and friends – then suddenly having your life forever changed by a cancer diagnosis. That’s exactly what happened to Jasiah. Last year, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumor known as Intracranial Sarcoma. A born fighter, Jasiah recently finished …
It was less than five years ago that Dan Polischuk made his first blood donation but the Kitchener man is set to mark a milestone Tuesday when he gives blood for a 50th time. Polischuk, who works at Wilfrid Laurier University, first donated blood on Dec. 27, 2018, after drawing …
Wilfrid Laurier University employee Dan Polischuk (BA ’10) knows that blood donations save lives. Moved by a news story about a motor-vehicle accident, Polischuk — a communications coordinator in Laurier’s Athletics and Recreation department — began to donate blood. Polischuk continues to give as a member of Laurier’s Partners for …
Two life-saving units of blood are being flown from the UK to Australia to donate to an Adelaide mother-of-two who is desperately awaiting open-heart surgery. Aussie mum Amira Soliman has a rare combination “O” and “A” blood type, with fewer than one in 10,000 people thought to be a match. …
A Shasta County man says blood donations saved his life as he battled cancer. Dave Hutchison survived testicular cancer thanks to 71 rounds of chemotherapy, seven surgeries, a bone marrow transplant and around 100 blood transfusions. “I was just a busy diesel mechanic working away and when cancer changed my …
A North Antrim MLA who has recently hit a 60th blood donation milestone has urged the public to consider supporting the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service. Former Minister of Health Robin Swann MLA proudly marked the significant milestone, highlighting the critical importance of blood donation in saving lives and bolstering …
WFMY News 2’s Eric Chilton talked to people about why they donate blood and how it helps save lives. Read Full Article
Jhoanna Del Rosario braces for summer. Rosario, a territorial manager at Canadian Blood Services, worries for the same reasons why most yearn for the season: looser schedules and weeks-long escapes from Calgary. Because as people lose themselves in their summer plans, whether relishing Stampede’s offerings or slipping away from their …
Hoxworth Blood Center is struggling currently with a drop in donors, which tends to happen during the busy summer months. But a little girl named Brynn, who needs donations herself, is asking for help. Brynn was diagnosed with factor XIII deficiency shortly after she was born in 2019. It’s an …