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Posted: 9:26 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2012

Blood Donors help make difference in youngster's life

By Kerri Corrado

The American Red Cross is partnering with the Cinderella project to help save lives and help those who are less-fortunate. It will be held at the Richland Fire Hall on Saturday, January 5th. Its will start at 9am and end at 3pm. To sign up for the Lifesavors Ball, click the link below

http://www.redcrossblood.org/2013Lifesavers

Drue Storm was diagnosed with a form of Leukemia and with the persistance of his parents, many docotors visits, chemotheropy, and blood transfusions, he is now cancer free.

"They would die. If you don't get the blood they need, they would die. Because the cancer is beating all the blood cells and that is why it depletes their blood," Dreu's Mom Joe Ann Storm said.

Blood donors not only saved Drue, but could save anyone and one donor saves three lives, she said. Drue is now cancer free, but he needs to attend chemotherapy and other treatments for three years. 

Drue loves Starwars, legos, strawberrys, and wants to be a superhero or a doctor when he grows up. He owns a stand of beads that symbolize everything he has went through. The red beads are a symbol of every time he recieved a blood transfusion.

Donors helped save Drue, and you too could help save a life!

 

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