Charlotte's Journey
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Five years following a bone marrow transplant and a lot of blood and platelet transfusiojns, Charlotte Rerko remains cancer free. But it was a challenging journey, made possible only because of generous blood and platelet donors. Charlotte talks about her journey with Red Cross communicators Jim McIntyre and Christy Peters of the Northern Ohio Region.
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Acts of Courage Award Winner Tim Graichen
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Tim Graichen witnessed a violent car crash while on his way back to Akron from a work event in Tennessee. He used his Red Cross First Aid and CPR training to help save the life of the driver, who showed no signs of life at the scene of the crash. Tim talks about performing CPR for more than 15 minutes, his worry over being contaminated with the stranger's blood, and what became of the driver he assisted.
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Acts of Courage Award Winner Terra White
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She's the Sandra Bullock of the Akron Fire Department. If you're familiar with the movie Speed, Terra's harrowing story of survival will be familiar to you. If not - just wait until you hear this veteran firefighter/paramedic calmly recount the scary seconds that could have meant life or death for her and her partner when the ambulance she was riding in went out of control. "I'm pretty sure that our ambulance is gonna need a new set of brakes, along with some body work," Terra said during the interview. She is a 2024 Acts of Courage Award Winner, sponsored by the American Red...
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2024 Acts of Courage Award Winners - KSU Nursing Students
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Three students of the Kent State University School of Nursing helped save a man in distress in downtown Wooster, Ohio. The man was experiencing a violent seizure when students Audrey Jokovich, Keenan Orr, and Marissa Tyger happened to be walking by as they were working on a school assignment. They provided aid and obtained valuable information about the patient before EMS arrived on the scene. All three credit their Red Cross Basic Life Support training for helping them know what to do and how to stay calm in a very stressful situation. Hosted by Jim McIntyre, Regional...
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2024 Acts of Courage Award Winners Hannah Stein and Jenna Omar
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Hannah Stein saved a woman from drowning in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Jenna Omar performed abdominal thrusts in her school cafeteria to save a fellow seventh-grader. Both tell their stories to Jim McIntyre and Christy Peters of the Red Cross Communications Department.
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2024 Acts of Courage Award Winners Don Sedlock and Brian Gorham
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Summit County Sherrif's deputy Brian Gorham and Don Sedlock, a bystander who spotted a fire in his neighborhood teamed up to help rescue an elderly man who was trapped in the home, and have been named Acts of Courage award winners for 2024 in the Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley chapter. Red Cross Communicators Christy Peters and Jim McIntyre of the Northern Ohio Region get their story, and talk to Brunswick Fire Chief Greg Glauner about the importance of the partnershipp with the Red Cross to end home fires.
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2024 Winter Emergency Blood Shortage
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Dylan Fink, who underwent treatment for non-hodgkin's lymphoma at age 14, talks about the importance of having an adequate blood supply for patients like him. His treatment included multiple blood transfusions. He's joined by his father, Ed Fink, who with wife Krista started the Fearless Fighters Foundation. Red Cross biomedical expert Christy Peters sheds light on the reasons for the current blood shortage and ways to end it. Hosted by Jim McIntyre, regional communications manager for tghe American Red Cross of Northern Ohio.
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2023 Disaster Responses
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Regional Communications Director Jim McIntyre is joined by Mike Parks, CEO of the American Red Cross of Northern Ohio, Emily Probst, Regional Disaster Officer, and Rebecca Siedler, a Red Cross volunteer as they discuss a number of disaster responses that took place in the region and across the country in 2023.
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Coast Guard Rescuer - NEO Hero Nathaniel Howard
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Petty Officer Nathaniel Howard, a Boatswain's Mate Second Class based at the United States Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor was off-duty and out to dinner with his girlfriend (soon-to-be fiance') when he was unexpectedly pressed into action. He rescued a wife and husband who were floating helplessly in the rushing Cuyahoga River in April, 2022. It's as much a cautionary tale as it is a harrowing story that would likely have had a much different outcome had Petty Officer Hoaward taken his girlfirend somewhere else for dinner that night!
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Fire Rescue Heroes
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Several people were honored with 2023 American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio Hero Awards, after pulling people out of their burning homes. Amazon driver John Davis, Ubert East driver Christopher Baldwin, Euclid police officers Trevor Thomas and George Harper, and several members of the Cleveland Rams semi-pro football team describe the actions that led to their Hero Awards. Host: Jim McIntyre, Regional Communications Director, American Red Cross of Northern Ohio.
info_outlineSix Greater Cleveland Hero award winners tell the stories of their personal courage or accomplishment that led to their recognition; nine-year old Troy Cavadas, along with Columbia Township Fire Chief Ray Anthony, representing the late Brett Wilson; three employees from Jack Casino Cleveland; and Amanda Berry, the young woman who was kidnapped at age 16 and spent the next ten years of her life in captivity, but now helps police find missing persons.