Santa Clarita siblings Violet and Ian Smith were both diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency disease at a young age, requiring both to receive weekly blood plasma infusions. “As a mom, you want to fix it. How can we get you better? What can I do? I can’t put a bandaid on it,” said their mother, Barb Smith. “I felt pretty hopeless ...

Santa Clarita resident Barb Smith is hosting a second annual blood drive Saturday to benefit her children and others like them Jan. 10. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Smith, a longtime resident of Santa Clarita, is organizing the blood drive to support families like her own, which has two children who regularly ...