Amazing stories

Every day, blood donors save or improve the lives of people across Scotland. We wanted to bring you 24 different stories (one for every hour of the day) about the people your blood has helped - and the people like you, who make it happen.

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Malky

"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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Luke

"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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Grant

“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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Estelle

"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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Laura and Emily

"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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Jannette

"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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Andy

"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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Fiona

"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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Katie

"I wouldn't be here if it hadn't been for all the selfless acts of kindness of blood donors" - Katie from Kinloss needed blood to save her life due to a rare complication during pregnancy.
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Amelia

"I have blood donors to thank for supporting our smiley, funny and sometimes stubborn five year old through treatment for neuroblastoma" - Amanda from Fife shares why blood donors changed her daughter Amelia’s life.
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Wolfe

"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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Ruth

"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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Ridley

"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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Kayleigh

"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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Jodie

"Without blood donors I don’t think I would be here, healthy and lucky enough to be raising a beautiful baby girl. I cannot thank you enough" - Jodie from Broughty Ferry recently received blood after the birth of her baby girl Maybel and would like to thank blood donors for making it possible.
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Duncan

"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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Charmian

"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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Billy and Jennifer

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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Louise and Jim

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

"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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Lizzie and Jordan

"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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Rhiannon

"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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Allen and Jenna

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

“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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Amazing stories

Amazing stories

Malky

Luke

Grant

Estelle

Laura and Emily

Jannette

Andy

Fiona

Katie

Amelia

Wolfe

Ruth

Ridley

Kayleigh

Jodie

Duncan

Charmian

Billy and Jennifer

Louise and Jim

Colin

Lizzie and Jordan

Rhiannon

Allen and Jenna

Tracey and Cupar

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