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Alive thanks to strangers

‘As soon as I can sign up myself, I will’

Here are three beaming children – none of whom would be alive today if a stranger had not given blood. Each of their lives was saved by a transfusion, yet many of us never find the time to sign up to become a donor. NHS Blood and Transplant is encouraging readers to give blood, particularly calling on men to donate because their blood can be more suitable for treating patients. The families of

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