As we head into the summer months and demand for blood continues to climb, the American Red Cross said the U.S. is facing a “severe” blood shortage. University of Iowa DeGowin Blood Center blood drive coordinator Jessie Cunningham said supply typically fluctuates through the summer months, particularly around the 4th
Troy Ross, a Great Falls seven-year-old diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease in 2017, is doing better, so now his TroyStrong motto is headlining American Red Cross blood drives across Montana. The blood donated at these drives is not going directly to Troy, but rather, “the next person who needs
A parting comment during a routine yearly checkup in May led to many parents’ worse nightmare: A cancer diagnosis. A little more than one month, cancer treatments and some blood transfusions later, 6-year-old Violet Jackson of Columbus appears to be doing better, and her family is raising awareness about the
Dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves Thursday at the state capitol to donate blood in honor of Del. Danielle Walker’s son, Demetry, who recently passed away from leukemia. Demetry Walker, 23, passed away on June 19 from Chronic Myloid Leukemia. June 24 would have been his golden birthday. “Demetry
The uncle of a baby battling leukemia is hoping to get more people to give blood. The Scarborough Fire Department held a blood drive Wednesday. Jeremy Moreau says his young niece was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March at just 10 months old. Since then, she has undergone multiple
CFA volunteer firefighter Bob Goninon has donated close to the equivalent of a 600-litre Ultra Light Tanker with blood and plasma via the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood over 50-odd years. As Bob recently marked 700 donations, he urged all CFA members across the state – and their friends and family