Inspiration: Why I began and continue donating blood?

[Wilson Heng]

Hi Ernest
Twenty four hours have passed. Guess you've gone to the Bloodbank@HSA & donated your blood today? If so, that's great. You have done a wonderful thing in giving your blood to someone who is in need of.
I remembered on my first blood donation on 11 May 1977, the sight of my blood flowing out of my body to save another person was beyond description. Since then, I have faithfully visited the Bloodbank, clocking 57 times.
Hope you'll follow my example. Best regards.
Wilson

[viciouskitty74]

I was the eldest in the family at 14.

Dad deserted the family.

Mom starting working to maintain us 3 kids.

She was having major problems with her periods, which she first put down to stress. She was bleeding for 2 months, didnt want to spend money on doctors and even on sanitary pads.

Finally, a male friend insisted to bring her to the doctors because she was looking so pale.

The doctors didnt realised what was wrong with her. Just told her to come another day with a blood donar so they can arrange for her to receive some blood.

She didnt even know who to ask for such help.

And until later she was in the toliet, collecting urine sample, a nurse looked in and saw her discharging gollops of blood jelly. The nurse rushed to the doctor and dragged him to the toliet to see.

The doctor then suggested that mom need surgery & blood.

We kids were frantic and didnt know what to do, or where to turn to for help.

Her male friend then brandished his blood donar card and insisted for Mom to be treated immediately.

The doctors then admit her into hospital and surgery.

If she had not been able to find a blood donar, which at that time, was still quite a taboo. And if her male friend has not stepped up with taking charge of the situation.

She would have continued her lifestyle until she really collasped and where will we children be?

[Shan Xue]

Hi viciouskitty74,

Thanks for sharing your heart warming story :)

[chanting]

1996年在当兵时捐了好几次血,发觉没什么大不了,也没去在意.
1996年之后,我当完兵出来时,因工作忙碌, 也就没捐了好几年...那时,频频出状况...交通车祸不在话下, 工作也不顺利,换了好几份. 在家跟老婆也没讲两句话.
无意间,我经过一个免费分发佛书的摊位, 看了几本佛书也认识到一个新词叫:内布施, 也知道内布施的重要性. 至那时起, 发心要捐血救人,

从那时起我的情况也开始转好,
2004至今没有车祸发生,
2005年升了一次级
工作也比较顺利,一做也做了八年.
跟家里人,感情也好转

可能是老天爷给我的酬劳吧, 我以捐了28次...人也看开了, 捐的也不算很多, 可是那是我的感想, 我所经历的奇迹.
如果我还有命, 我希望我还能够捐血捐到65岁.

[Shan Xue]

Thanks for your sharing:)