19Mar/17

Sexuality Prevents Me From Donating Blood, But Not Stem Cells – Huffington Post UK


Huffington Post UK

Sexuality Prevents Me From Donating Blood, But Not Stem Cells
Huffington Post UK
As Michael Fabricant MP and others helped the gay blood ban become an issue of public interest again in 2014, I looked again at stem cell donation and the Anthony Nolan register. I signed straight up, sent back my ‘spit sample’, and that was that.

18Mar/17

Blood drive to be held in memory of Gretna seventh-grader who had tumor – Omaha World-Herald


Omaha World-Herald

Blood drive to be held in memory of Gretna seventh-grader who had tumor
Omaha World-Herald
Following complications during treatment, Remington needed 69 units of blood during emergency surgery. Remington’s mother, Lisa Halker, thought a blood donation would be a way to honor his memory and help future patients. “It’s something people should …