World Blood Donor Day | FOS Media Students' Blog

Our body is made up of different types of things, such as skin, bones, nerves, organs, and blood, etc. Each part mentioned above has its role. But when we think about Blood, it plays a crucial role in our body. Usually, blood transports oxygen from the lungs to the cells. By that, we can understand how blood is important for the survival of living beings.

But there are people who need blood from donors due to a lack of blood in their bodies. Some of those people are:

Cancer Patients
Anemia patients
People who were met with severe accidents
Trauma patients
Sickle Cell Patients, etc.

Although these people need blood, we can’t donate blood as we want. There are some criteria we have to fulfill if we are willing to donate blood. Donor should not consume alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, etc., and also, he/she should have the required amount of weight and height. Those who are not tattooed and pierced can also donate blood safely. The donor should be within the required age limit. The conclusion is that those who with a healthy body and feel well can donate blood to those patients. We think that only the recipients will get the advantage of getting blood. But the mysterious and most beautiful thing behind this is that donors get more benefits by donating blood.

- Cancer prevention
- Screening
- Better emotional health
- Reduce stress
- Improves quality of life

Do you guys know what the importance of 14th of June is is:

The 14^thof June represents World Blood Donor Day. Most of the people, including me, don’t know about that. Because we are very busy with our day-to-day lives as we can’t remember at least these important dates. Most of us are struggling nowadays to fulfill our needs and wants. Mainly food, water, education, shelter, occupation, vehicles, capital, clothes, and etc. In this 21st century, people think that they are living in an eternal life. Trying to find expensive things and trying to live a luxurious life. But the thing that those people are not paying attention to is that there are people who do not need the above things to live, but just need a few gallons of blood, which is not as expensive as the above things.

Some people are trying to earn money to live luxurious lives and to fulfill their needs; on the other hand, some people are trying to get a few gallons of blood first for survival. The most sympathetic situation is before supplying those physical needs, first, they need to live……

The researchers state that in the United States, approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed daily. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets. In this case, it’s just the US. Just imagine about the whole world. how many people will be there who need blood for their survival?

Interesting fact about donating blood: one single donation can save up to three lives.

Meet Von who was saved by blood donations

I had T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Not many people get it. I was sick for a long time and had a lot of chemotherapy and blood transfusions. My life was saved 26 times. One time it took a long time to get blood. There was one time when we were waiting and waiting because the hospital didn’t have enough blood to give me. They called all the other hospitals in our area, and it finally came, but it took a few days, so my family was pretty scared. After the transfusions, I started playing on the monkey bars again. I was weak at first, but it’s my favorite thing to do, so they helped me get stronger. I also like riding my bike and playing my trumpet. With the blood transfusions, I could play like a normal kid.

Above story is just about a six-year-old boy. Just think how many more kids there are like Von. If a single person donates blood, it can save three kids like him. For that you have to fulfill one simple requirement which is to live a healthy life. Although living a healthy life not only useful to you it is useful to people who are fighting with death.

The happiness gain by donating your single drop of blood which can save three people is worth than living luxurious life with money. Money can’t buy happiness, health and blood. But we can donate blood. Let’s start to follow a healthy lifestyle. So, we will be the reason for someone’s happiness in life. Isn’t that an enough reason to live a peaceful life?