Amazing stories

A rare complication during her second pregnancy meant Mum Emma had to have a caesarean hysterectomy at 34 weeks. She shares her blood transfusion story.

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Lilly-Anna suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anaemia syndrome, a very rare blood disorder that affects people’s bone marrow, preventing her bone marrow from producing enough red blood cells.

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Kate was diagnosed with sepsis at two years old. During the many years of treatment that followed she has received multiple blood donations.

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Hannah was born with Haemolytic disease of the newborn.

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On the 5th of November 2020, Freya was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Parents Louise and Adam initially feared she had contracted Covid-19.

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Aberdeen doctor Musa needs blood transfusions every six to eight weeks to treat his sickle cell disorder.

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Blood donors helped save Martine's life when her organs neared failure after giving birth.

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Kate suffered a massive postpartum haemorrhage after giving birth.

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"Without that transfusion I wouldn’t be here to watch my son grow up. I wouldn’t have been there for his first Christmas" - this Christmas Eve, Rhiannon from Musselburgh would like to say thanks to blood donors for the transfusions she received after giving birth to her son.

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"Without three units of blood donated by a generous stranger, we may have lost what turned out to be the best mum in the world" - Colin is a platelet donor from Fife. He tells us why giving blood and platelets is so important to him.

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"Just 20mls of blood saved Wolfe’s life. That’s just over a spoonful." Emily from Glasgow shares why blood donors mean so much to her.

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"My son was transfused with 283 units during his fight for life" - Lizzie’s son Jordan was transfused with a huge amount of blood after he was stabbed in an unprovoked attack. She shares why she is thankful that blood donors allowed her a little more time with her son.

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“I’ll always be grateful to blood donors for the second chance they gave me” - Nineteen years ago today, Grant from Aberdeen was involved a serious car accident. Thanks to blood donors, he got a second chance at life.

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"18 years ago today we brought home our son" - Kevin from Orkney thanks the donors who made blood transfusions possible for his son Andy.

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"I give blood because without donations my husband would not be here today. Plain and simple" - Carol explains why she's a blood donor.

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"I am only here because of those many kind people who gave up an hour to donate their blood" - Ruth from Edinburgh shares her story.

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"I really can’t thank the blood donors enough. I owe everything to them and I wish I could thank them all personally" - Ridley's mum Emily tells us about her son and the transfusions that keep him alive.

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"We just always assume blood will be there when we need it but without donors - it won’t be" - Sam Callaghan from Stirling thanks donors for her son Luke’s life saving transfusions.

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"The doctors told me if I hadn’t taken Kayleigh to hospital when I did she would have died within a couple of hours. Since then I've been more determined than ever to give blood” - Tracy and Kayleigh from Dalgety Bay tell their story.

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"I have blood donors to thank for my ongoing good health" - Duncan from Lochgilphead explains why he is grateful to everyone who gives blood after he received transfusions during cancer treatment.

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"I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for blood and platelet donors. I can never thank them enough" - Estelle from Inverness explains why it is so important to her to thank all donors this Christmas.

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"We both spent time in intensive care and definitely wouldn’t be here if it hadn’t been for donors" - Fiona from Stirling thanks donors for making her and her son Craig’s transfusions possible.

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"I am extremely grateful to everyone who has helped us by donating blood" - Laura from Larbert thanks blood donors after both she and her daughter Emily received transfusions.

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"The kindness of blood donors meant I could go home with my baby" - Charmian from Inverness explains why she's grateful to everyone who gives blood.

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"I am truly grateful for each and every donation that was made as I don't believe I'd have been here without them" - Janette from Stornoway thanks blood donors for helping when she needed treatment.

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Jennifer’s dad and long time platelet donor Billy would like to thank blood donors for the life saving transfusions she received when she was born.

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"Thanks to blood donors, my Dad walked me up the aisle" - Louise from Glasgow shares her story.

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“Blood donors saved my husband’s life” - Jenna from Stirling shares why she gives blood.

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“If it wasn’t for these amazing people giving blood, my son and I wouldn’t be here" - Tracey from Creswell shares her and her son Cupar’s stories.

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