Tan Ky boy donated blood 36 times to save people

(Baonghean.vn) - "Sometimes just sharing a little bit of your blood can save someone's life" - Thai Hoang Quan (born 1994) - Tan Ky - who has donated blood 36 times, shared.

“I donated blood for the first time in 2012. A friend of mine had a traffic accident and needed a blood transfusion. Luckily, his blood type was the same as mine, so I volunteered to donate blood to save him. Thanks to that, my friend survived the critical condition.

Seeing my friend getting better day by day and then returning to normal life, I understood the preciousness of drops of blood to save lives. And I started donating blood regularly. Because in reality, sometimes just sharing a little bit of your blood can save a person's life." Those are the shares of Mr. Thai Hoang Quan (born in 1994) - living in Block 7, Lat Town, Tan Ky District - who has donated blood 36 times.

Thai Hoang Quan during a humanitarian blood donation in Tan Ky District. Photo: NVCC.

Thai Hoang Quan lost his father when he was only 13 months old. His mother raised Quan and his brother to become good people. Quan is a former student of class K8A - Mechanical Engineering, Vinh University of Technical Education. Quan has just graduated from university and is currently a sales consultant for several mechanical companies in Vinh city.

Thanks to his active participation in charity activities, Quan had the opportunity to meet, interact and exchange with many friends. Through that, the young man learned about the “Vinh Blood Bank” Club and quickly registered to participate in the club’s activities.

Not only participating in blood donation campaigns in the locality, Quan also participated in direct blood donation for cases in urgent need of blood. Quan said: “One night in 2013, I was sleeping and suddenly woke up because the phone rang at midnight from Vinh Live Blood Bank. And the information I received was that a pregnant woman with the same blood type as me was in critical condition and needed a direct blood transfusion. Even though it was late at night, I and 3 other friends did not hesitate, rushing on the deserted road to get to the hospital in time to save the person.”

Quan was the only representative of Nghe An province to attend the ceremony to honor 100 typical voluntary blood donors nationwide in 2017. Photo: NVCC.

To date, Quan has donated blood to many patients, from leukemia patients (who often need life-saving blood), to people in traffic accidents. Although he has donated blood many times, he has never received any payment. The money he receives is sent back to the patient's family.

“Although it is not much, it can help the patient’s family cover some of the expenses. Because most of the time when they are hospitalized, the family is already in trouble,” Mr. Quan confided.

Over the years, Thai Hoang Quan has received many certificates of merit from the Central Red Cross Society, certificates of merit from the Ministry of Health, commemorative medals from the Central Youth Union and gifts from the Vice President for his many outstanding achievements in the voluntary blood donation movement... On June 4, 2017, Quan was also the only representative of Nghe An province to attend the ceremony to honor 100 typical voluntary blood donors nationwide.

Phuong Hao