David Brewer began giving blood in the 1970s as a student at Broome Community College, and has never stopped. Brewer’s first blood donation was during a Red Cross blood drive at the college’s Student Union in between his classes. Brewer did not stop giving blood after college, and signed up …

The benefits administrator at Thompson Health donates blood for the 100th time at a Red Cross blood drive at Thompson CANANDAIGUA — As may be expected of a former Eagle Scout, John Paul Mlynar is a goal-oriented guy. In keeping with his setting goals and achieving them mentality, the Honeoye …

Sara Smith is a happy, active four-and-a-half-year old who lives in Main Brook, on our province’s Northern Peninsula. She looks like any other toddler — except that Sara was born with half a heart. Sara has been diagnosed with a number of congenital heart defects, including:  hypoplastic right heart, pulmonary …

A rare ‘Bombay’ blood group patient was successfully transfused after the untiring efforts of the Department of Transfusion Medicine and Department of General Medicine at Christian Medical College and Hospital, (CMCH) Ludhiana.Ram Ajoor, a 60-year-old migrant labourer, in Ludhiana came to the CMC Hospital with anaemia and complications of diabetes. …

What’s the strangest gift you’ve ever been given? Mine is blood. Lots of blood. Oh and some plasma too. See, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last year and it was the shock of my life. I’m 31, fit, healthy and apparently had cancer riddled all through my body At least I …

Bratt resident Gary Goodwin joined the 100 Gallon Donor Club Thursday at the OneBlood center on Nine Mile Road. Goodwin, an Army veteran, kept donating platelets after he moved from Tampa to Bratt, where he and his wife have horses, volunteer with the Escambia Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse, and rescue …