| |
|
|
| |
|
Who are you helping?
Have you ever thought about the lives you've saved through blood donations? Mississippi Blood Services is proud to share the stories of individuals whose lives have been forever changed thanks to blood donors.
If you, or someone you know, have received blood and would like to share your story, please contact Tony Bahou at (601) 368-2666 or abahou@msblood.com.
|
| |
 |
|
|  | Amber Jefferson
Jackson, Miss.
Sickle Cell Anemia
"Our little baby girl is alive today because of blood donors."
Amber Elise Jefferson looks like a typical 12-year-old girl, with a warm smile and outgoing personality. But from the time she was born, her parents knew their child ... read more
| | | |
|  | Ariel Jackson
Vicksburg, Miss.
Autoimmune Thrombocytenia, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am a normal two year old."
On the day before Thanksgiving 2001, Ariel Jackson entered the world with a rare condition called Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia. Antibodies were destroying her platele ... read more
| | | |
|  | Cassandra Johnson
Oxford, MS
Breast Cancer Survivor/Blood Recipient
"Please donate blood because you never know when someone in your family will need it."
When Cassandra Johnson was expecting her first born she knew she had to have all the essentials: crib, diapers, bottles and so forth. What she wasn’t expecting ... read more
| | | |
|  | Edmya Turner
Mt. Olive, Miss.
Premature Baby, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am mommy's little princess."
Edmya Turner was born two months early, and needed blood when she was only four days old. Although her premature status has resulted in chronic asthma, she is alive ... read more
| | | |
|  | Felder Sartin
Bogue Chitto
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
"I have a great appreciation now for blood donors", Jessica Sartin, Felder's mother, said. "Both my husband and I will be blood donors from now on."
Felder Sartin was an active little four-year-old boy, playing sports and games with his friends. He was looking forward to attending four-year-old Kindergarten and d ... read more
| | | |
|  | Jaden Nixon
Jackson, MS
Sickle Cell Anemia
"Without blood donors people with sickle cell disease would continue to have strokes" - Larry Nixon Jaden's Dad
Dr. Larry Nixon and his wife Dee are grateful that their six-year-old son Jaden has never needed a blood transfusion. But they know blood needs to be available if he ... read more
| | | |
|  | Jerry Bowles
Brandon, Miss.
Automobile Accident, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am able to serve in my community."
Jerry Bowles was on his way back to Jackson from Vicksburg on a rainy night. As he topped a hill, he saw an accident scene. He pulled over hoping to save another per ... read more
| | | |
|  | Kadie Garner and Liz Carpenter
Magee, Miss.
Heart Transplants and Blood Recipients
"Thanks to blood donors, we believe in miracles."
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Garner Carpenter, right, and Kadie Darlene Garner, left, have suffered from heart disease most of their lives. The sisters were diag ... read more
| | | |
|  | Landry Skelton
Lumberton, Miss.
Cancer, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am living a normal life."
Landry Skelton’s mother received the greatest gift of her life Christmas Day 2002, a baby boy. Over the next few months of his life she began to notice that he ... read more
| | | |
|  | Lane Bethany
Florence, Miss.
Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I can play with my puppy."
Lane Bethany was diagnosed with Diamond-Blackfan Anemia when he was four months old. It is an extremely rare blood disease (1,000 cases worldwide) where the bone mar ... read more
| | | |
|  | LuAnn Moore
Morton, Miss.
Drunk Driver Accident Victim, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am here for my family."
On the evening of September 29, 2001, a drunk driver hit LuAnn Moore while she was riding her motorcycle on Highway 27. She was thrown 30 feet from her bike, face fi ... read more
| | | |
|  | Olivia Lipscomb
Greenville, Miss.
Hurler's Syndrome, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am growing stronger every day."
On Feb. 16, 2006, Olivia’s parents received the painful news that their precious little girl was suffering from Hurler Syndrome (MPS-1). Her tiny body was not ... read more
| | | |
|  | Pam Swanson
Ridgeland, Miss.
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I am here for my son."
Pam is a happy, busy mom who fills her life with her family, friends, teaching and decorating. She didn’t think much about illness until her life was changed w ... read more
| | | |
|  | ReShawd Ellison
Flowood, Miss.
Sickle Cell Disease, Blood Recipient
"Thanks to blood donors, I was able to go to Disney World."
ReShawd Ellison recently returned from Disney World, a place he thought he’d never be able to visit. On his 10th birthday, ReShawd Ellison, suffering from Sick ... read more
| | | |
|  | Tesia Sutton
Jackson, Miss.
Sickle Cell Anemia
"Donate blood if at all possible. You might be saving someones mother, someones child, someones father. [Giving blood] should be a sense of pride."
Tesia Sutton is a victor—she has beaten a life threatening illness. Tesia was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was four years old. The only cure is ... read more
| | |
|
|
|
