Each year thousands of New Zealanders give part of themselves away for nothing in return. In Stuff’s five-part series, Hannah Martin spoke to those who give and receive everything from organs to sperm about the lifesaving and life-changing effects of their actions. Each time she spikes a fever or gets
Local Red Cross blood drive coordinator Jake Dixon has made giving blood a lifetime commitment. Dixon started donating as a young man to save a friend’s life and found the experience so rewarding, he never stopped. Read Full Article
Nora Bazin shuffles through a handful of cards with messages written by strangers she will never meet. “What do you call an alligator wearing a vest?” she asks, reading one card. “An investigator.” Her mother smiles and laughs. Nora, 7, has T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, an aggressive cancer that started in the lymph nodes in her neck and
Today kicked off the 37th annual M*A*S*H Blood Drive at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center. The drive runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center at 7500 Wallace Blvd. Coffee Memorial Blood Center Public Relations Director Suzanne Talley said this blood drive helps replenish the
A Waterloo family is using their difficult experiences to help others in similar situations. The Magee family is doing that through speaking and serving with two national organizations for hemophilia, The National Hemophilia Foundation and the Hemophilia Federation Association. “I have felt very privileged to help represent the rare bleeding
A 73-year-old South Florida man has saved 864 lives in over 43 years, thanks to the massive blood donations he did, which tallies to nearly 100 gallons of blood. James Michelini, the 73-year-old man, has donated blood and blood platelets for over 43 years. Read Full Article
A toddler has been described as a “little warrior” after being diagnosed with cancer two days before his second birthday. Connor Grant, from Caerphilly, kept getting recurring ear and chest infections from the age of six months old. But things took a more serious turn when he started developing bruises and