Ooi, who is in her 50s, said her friend eventually died a few years later but that is what drove her to keep on donating blood. They were the ones who told me about the importance of donating blood and how much it could help others.”“Even when the pandemic started, we still donated blood as usual because we know how just a pint of blood can save lives,” she said, adding that this would be her 37th time donating blood. Housewife Tai Siew Ling, 55, decided to donate blood after seeing a campaign poster on the matter. I have donated blood 17 times,” she said, adding that her blood type is “O”. “Whenever I am about to donate blood, I would invite my friends or my neighbours to join me but with the ongoing pandemic, they are a bit worried about their safety.

Source: The Star August 30, 2021 23:24 UTC