50th donation celebration
"You have to help people where you can. It is just something that I feel strongly about."
Ten years after she became a blood donor, Jackie Allen made her 50th donation of blood to the SA National Blood Services (SANBS) recently.
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“I am very proud of myself for this achievement. I have bad veins and it was sometimes difficult for nurses to find them.”
For Jackie, an Organ Donor Foundation (ODF) volunteer, donating blood is something she feels strongly about.
Jackie has been involved in promoting awareness for ODF since 2016 and helping others after her husband, Steve, fell ill and needed a liver transplant.
“You have to help people where you can. It is just something that I feel strongly about.
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“I was brought up and taught to help others, so if you can help somebody reach their dream and lend a hand, why not help where you can?”
Jackie said most of her family members are also blood donors and when possible the family goes as a group to donate blood together.
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