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Photo courtesy of Miss Wheelchair America
MS. WHEELCHAIR MAINE Dover-Foxcroft resident Monique Smith has been named Ms. Wheelchair Maine 2021. Smith will serve as Maine’s state titleholder and independent delegate for one year and she plans to compete in the virtual Ms. Wheelchair America National Competition in August.
Photo courtesy of Miss Wheelchair America
MS. WHEELCHAIR MAINE Dover-Foxcroft resident Monique Smith has been named Ms. Wheelchair Maine 2021. Smith will serve as Maine’s state titleholder and independent delegate for one year and she plans to compete in the virtual Ms. Wheelchair America National Competition in August.
Blood donation opportunities offered Feb. 1-15 statewide
Red Cross urges blood donation to maintain supply amid pandemic.
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PORTLAND The American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors. This year the pandemic adds in another challenge in keeping the blood supply strong. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to make an appointment to give blood or platelets this month, according to a news release from the Red Cross.
Every day there are thousands of patients who rely on lifesaving blood donations people like Leslie Johnson. In 2005, a farming accident left Johnson with broken bones and massive bleeding. In the first 24 hours after the accident, she received 10 units of blood and platelets. Additional transfusions and surgeries followed.