How one man was inspired to donate blood — and ended up saving his own life
3 years, 1 month ago

How one man was inspired to donate blood — and ended up saving his own life

ABC  

Wayne Rogerson was inspired to start donating blood by the final act of a mate who donated his organs, saving seven lives. Mr Rogerson's close friend, V8 Supercars driver Ashley Cooper, died when he was critically injured in a crash on the Adelaide street racing circuit in 2008. After that news, Mr Rogerson said he wanted to do "do my bit" and has donated blood 21 times, rarely missing an appointment over eight years. Omicron sidelines large chunk of bookings Red Cross Lifeblood is urging Australians to donate blood as the Omicron variant leads to one in five donation appointments being cancelled every day. People must wait three days after having a COVID-19 vaccine as donors must "be feeling fit and well" to give blood.

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James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose ‘golden arm’ helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose ‘golden arm’ helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died, his family said Tuesday. Harrison’s plasma contained a rare antibody, known as anti-D, which is used to make injections that protect unborn babies from hemolytic disease of the newborn, in which a pregnant woman’s immune system attacks …

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
3 weeks, 6 days ago

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

NPR  

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died toggle caption Subel Bhandari/Picture Alliance via Getty Images Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, James Harrison, has died at age 88. Harrison died "peacefully in his sleep" at a nursing home on Feb. 17, Lifeblood — the Australian Red Cross branch responsible for blood donations — announced …

Nationwide search for blood donors with rare blood type to save South Australian mother
1 year, 8 months ago

Nationwide search for blood donors with rare blood type to save South Australian mother

ABC  

An urgent nationwide search is underway for blood donors with a rare blood type to save an Adelaide mother waiting for a match to undergo major surgery. Key points: A sick mother with a rare blood type is urgently seeking donations before heart surgery Calls for blood donors have been shared far and wide But more donors are being urged …

Husband's desperate appeal to find match for wife's rare blood type before heart surgery
1 year, 8 months ago

Husband's desperate appeal to find match for wife's rare blood type before heart surgery

ABC  

Three weeks ago, after she had dropped off her two sons at school, Amira noticed something was not right. Key points: Hundreds of people have donated blood in response to an urgent call out An Adelaide mother-of-two with a rare blood type is waiting to have open heart surgery People with blood type O or A are urged to book …

Red Cross Lifeblood's top Australian donor calls for more donations as supply dwindles
1 year, 9 months ago

Red Cross Lifeblood's top Australian donor calls for more donations as supply dwindles

ABC  

Geoff Blogg has been faithfully rolling up his sleeve for 57 years. More rare blood types added to Australian Red Cross Lifeblood bank thanks to Islamic community Photo shows Two women wearing head scarves and a man stand at a blood donation table. "My wife usually goes with me and she goes to the shopping centre and I do my …

Australian Islamic community donates to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies
2 years, 1 month ago

Australian Islamic community donates to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies

ABC  

Australia's Islamic community is participating in what it hopes will be one of the nation's largest religious blood drives for the Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood. Key points: 30,000 blood donations are needed each week in Australia 25 mosques across Australia are donating blood to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies Scientific advances mean more than 50 medical conditions can …

Australia's blood stocks plummet as donors off sick with flu and COVID, Red Cross Lifeblood says
2 years, 9 months ago

Australia's blood stocks plummet as donors off sick with flu and COVID, Red Cross Lifeblood says

ABC  

Australia's blood stocks are expected to drop to their lowest point since the start of the pandemic after donations took a nosedive due to the current surge in flu cases across the country, as well as colds and COVID. Key points: There have been a large number of blood donation appointment cancellations and no-shows, due to the surge in flu …

Chennai: A lifetime in donating blood and saving lives
6 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: A lifetime in donating blood and saving lives

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: The number of times he has donated blood surpasses his age. Currently working as a manager at Savidha Medical Center, Karamadai, he shares with DC on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, Thursday, that the demand for blood can match supply if only more volunteers come ahead and willingly donate blood in times of …

Australia’s ‘Man with the Golden Arm’ retires after saving 2 million babies
6 years, 10 months ago

Australia’s ‘Man with the Golden Arm’ retires after saving 2 million babies

Hindustan Times  

An 81-year-old Australian man, who donated his blood more than 1,100 times over the six decades and is credited for saving more than two million babies, has “retired”. James Harrison, known as the “Man with the Golden Arm”, has a rare antibody in his blood that is used to make a lifesaving medication called anti-D. He began by donating whole …

World Blood Donors Day: When donating blood becomes habit
7 years, 9 months ago

World Blood Donors Day: When donating blood becomes habit

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: About six months ago, this city-based 73-year old gentleman received a call from a hospital to check if he was available to donate blood. On World Blood Donation Day, Mr Gokuldas shared with DC that he believes “as life is to live, the blood is to give.” His tryst with blood donation started when he a 15-year-old teenager visited …

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