Skip to content
The Nexus
DossierENTITY

OneBlood

Coverage of OneBlood in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 3 · 22:24 UTCMost recent: Jul 26 · 02:51 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Gigi Felixperson2Susan Forbesperson1David Crawfordperson1Holtz Children’s Hospitalorganization1sickle celltopic1bone marrow transplanttopic1blood donationtopic1Sickle Cell Diseasetopic1Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospitalplace1O-negative bloodtopic1bone marrow donationtopic1African American donorstopic1
Recent coverage
  • HEALTHJul 26 · 02:51 UTCWSVN MIAMI
    Community support helps Miami teen prepare for upcoming life-saving bone marrow transplant

    Miami teen Gigi Felix, battling sickle cell disease, received community support to secure rare blood donations needed for a life-saving bone marrow transplant. OneBlood confirmed 50 units of compatible blood were collected, with Felix’s brother serving as the marrow match. Post-transplant, she may require additional transfusions as her blood type changes to match her brother’s.

  • HEALTHJul 3 · 22:24 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
    South Florida teen urgently needs rare, lifesaving blood match as she battles painful disease

    An 18-year-old South Florida teen with sickle cell disease urgently needs 50 units of rare O-negative blood from African American donors to proceed with a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. Her brother is a perfect marrow match, but multiple prior transfusions have made finding compatible blood challenging, requiring urgent donations.