Witnessing patients need blood transfusion to save life like the 8-months-old baby Phan Thi Thu Hoai – daughter of Senior Lieutenant Phan Van Hoang, a soldier in Spratly and Ngo Thi Hang, we give more honor to humanitarian blood donators...
Witnessing patients need blood transfusion to save life like the 8-months-old baby Phan Thi Thu Hoai – daughter of Senior Lieutenant Phan Van Hoang, a soldier in Spratly and Ngo Thi Hang, we give more honor to humanitarian blood donators.
. Blood saves life
Hoang and Hang, from Nghe An, moved to Khanh Hoa Province since 1998 after two years of wedding. In 2000, the couple saved enough to build a small house in Cam Thanh Bac Commune, Cam Lam District and wanted to baby but they couldn’t. Then, they spent all savings to treat their sterility. Doing artificial insemination for the second time, till 2011, the wife got pregnant and delivered a daughter.
Unluckily, the little baby has innate anaemia. 2 months old, she had to suffer the stabbing pain of marrow puncture. Each time when being taken a blood sample or given a blood transfusion, she burst into loud wails painfully and her mother was broken-hearted.
The father is working on Spratly island away from home and have had furlough to see his daughter. Only the mother takes care of the diseased baby.
Every 25-30 days when she gets tired, pale and anorxic and snivels, her mother has to take her to hospital for a blood transfusion. Only 8 months old, the child has given transfusion for 9 times. She was given blood from her father’s comrades for 2 times and had to buy blood for the rest times. Each time costs about VND4 million, as much as her father’s monthly salary.
For her treatment expenses, her parents have sold their house. But now, the family is still difficult and the child still needs frequent blood transfusion to remain her life.
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| Having innate anaemia, this baby needs frequently blood transfusion to live. |
. Blood donation, a humanitarian action
Understanding that blood can save lives, many people have volunteered to donate their blood. These are some examples of honorable blood donators in the province.
Nguyen Truong, living in Cam Thuan, Cam Ranh District and working for Cam Phuoc Tay Radio – Television Station in Cam Lam District, has donated blood for 54 times during the past ten years. Moreover, he has been mobilizing his relatives and acquaintances to join this humanitarian activity. He propagandizes and convinces many people about the meaning of blood donation. He proudly said, “My daughter has also given blood for 12 times.”
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| Nguyen Truong propagandizing blood donation. |
Cao Cong Doan, chairman of Cam Phuoc Tay Red Cross, has donated blood for 46 times. “A normal body has about 3.8 liters of blood. The amount of blood I’ve donated during the past years has been as much as that of 3 people”, Doan said, “17 years ago, I chanced on a man begging people in a hospital to give blood to a poor pregnant woman and recognized the preciousness of blood for patients. I started my blood donation since then. Five children of mine and my younger brother also support this activities. My family have given blood for 73 times.”
Cam Phuoc Tay Red Cross is campaigning the youth for blood donation. Young people with good heath and high-quality blood may be create a long-term source of blood. In recent years, the number of blood donators in Cam Phuoc Tay Commune has risen gradually and always reached targets.
Vu Quang Hung, chairman of Cam Duc Red Cross, has donated blood for 48 times. 12 years ago, he gave blood for the first time to his older brother in a heart operation. Aware of blood’s meaning, since then, he has donated regularly. In his family, there are other blood donators. Furthermore, he has set up an urgent blood donating club including 20 members. “Last year, Khanh Hoa General Hospital called us to ask for blood for wounded victims in a bus traffic accident, I gathered all members in the club and came to the hospital immediately”, he said, “Members of the club are always willing to give their blood to save people. I can remember exactly their blood types to call in need.”
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| As an active blood donator, Vu Quang Hung granted a lot of certificate of merit. |
Thai Cao Binh, vice-chairman of Cam Lam Veteran Association, has given blood for 30 times. During the past five years, member of the association have donated nearly 300 blood units.
Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, chairwoman of Cam Lam Women’s Association, donates blood 2 – 3 times a year. Giving blood for 18 times, she felt happy as her blood was valuable for other people’s life. She said, “Donating blood can save people and is good for myself. Every donating blood, I am given medical check-up. It also made me aware of protecting health to have better blood.” It’s also the message blood donators want to send to the public.
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