The man who saved the lives of 24 lakh children with his blood is no more, he had donated blood not 100-200 times but thousands of times

‘Death is inevitable’, one day or the other it is bound to happen… but the point is that the world should remember someone when he dies. There are many people who make a different identity for themselves in the world through their deeds. One such person is James Harrison, who passed away. He was 88 years old. Even though he is no longer amongst us, he will always remain in the hearts of people through his generosity and good deeds.

James Harrison of Australia, famous as The Man with the Golden Arm, saved the lives of 24 lakh children by donating blood 1173 times in his life. This is what made him different from others. You must have heard the term blood donation as a great donation. James did this great donation all his life and gave a new life to lakhs of children. James left but the blood running in the children’s blood made him immortal forever.

Saved the lives of 24 lakh children by donating blood 1173 times

James Harrison dedicated his entire life to blood donation. He saved the lives of 24 lakh children by donating blood 1173 times in his life. But this great personality said goodbye to the world. On February 17, he breathed his last in a nursing home in New South Wales while he was sleeping. But his family informed about his death on Monday (March 3).

The world’s largest blood and plasma donor

James is called the world’s largest blood and plasma donor, because millions of children’s lives have been saved through his plasma. People used to lovingly call James Harrison ‘the man with golden hands’. A rare type of antibody was present in his blood, which is called anti-D. There was a rare antibody in his blood plasma. From this, injections called anti-D were made for pregnant women affected by a disease called Rhesus, so that their own blood does not attack their unborn child.

Donated blood for the first time at the age of 18

James became a donor after undergoing surgery at the age of 14. Actually, James had a chest operation at this age. For this, 13 units of blood were transfused to him. At that time, his life was saved only through the blood of others. This was the time when James resolved that he would donate blood when he grows up. 4 years later, i.e., at the age of 18, he donated blood for the first time.

In 2005, James made the record for donating the most blood

He started donating blood in 1954 at the age of 18 and continued to donate blood every two weeks till the age of 81. In the year 2005, James made the record for donating the most blood, which was broken 17 years later in 2022. This record of James was broken by an American man. James always used to say that he feels proud of saving the lives of so many children.

Antibodies are used to make medicines for pregnant mothers

The antibodies present in Harrison’s blood are used to make medicines for pregnant mothers. Anti-D vaccines protect unborn babies from a fatal disorder called hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). James’ daughter and grandchildren received serum made from his blood. To date, scientists have not fully understood why James’ blood contained such rare antibodies.