He was known as “a man with a golden arm.”
James Harrisonwho according to Australian Red Cross He was the most fertile blood donor and in plasma in the world, he died at the age of 88.
Harrison's claw contained a rare anti-D antibody, also known as Antibody Rezus D.which is used for a drug given to mothers whose blood is threatened with an attack of their fetuses. According to Red Cross, he gave plasma 1173 times and is attributed to saving 2.4 million Australian children.
First Guinness World Record Holder He died in a dream on February 17.
“James was in the humanitarian heart, but also very funny,” said his daughter, Tracy Mellowship, in a statement.
“In recent years he was extremely proud of the great -grandfather of two beautiful grandchildren, Trey and Addison. As the anti-D recipient himself, he left a family that could not exist without his valuable donations. “
Harrison donated blood every two weeks of 18 in 1954 for retirement in 2018 at the age of 81.
This year, Harrison talked to CBC Radio This is happening about the conveying of the final donation, which he called “a painful heart”.
“It was the end of the era,” Carol told the host. “People approached me and said:” Thank you for my seven children. “
Rare antibodies
According to the Red Cross, Harrison decided to become a blood donor after he became the recipient of several transfusions after lung surgery. Shortly after he began to convey the transfer, doctors discovered that Harrison's plasma is unique.
Harrison explained that Anti-D is processed and passed on to future mothers who are a negative group with a positive group group's partner.
The immune response leads to the so -called hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), due to the incompatibility between the mother and the blood group of the fetus, according to the type of fetal blood, in accordance with Canadian blood services.
It can be “life -threatening fetal or newborn,” said Canadian Blood Services.
“Jakub reached out to help others and children that he would never know the unusual 1173 times and did not expect anything in return. He still donated even in the darkest days, after his wife's death, Barbara, who was also a blood donor, and helped to inspire his career as a lifeguard, “said Stephen Cornelsesen life director in W W W Australian Red Cross Press message.
Harrison said that Harrison Tracey's daughter required an injection because she was Rh-negative and her husband is Rh This is happening.
Sana Ashoori races over time when she is looking for a kidney donation. A rare disease made Calgarian with just 30 percent kidney function.
“I saw the result because my grandson is now 23 years old and at the university,” he said in 2018. “It makes you feel good, that something that costs nothing. Just time. “
He also told the radio program that he was actually afraid of needles.
“I have never watched how the needle enters my shoulder,” said Harrison. “I look at the ceiling. I look at nurses. I look at other people in their beds. ”
According to Australian Red Cross, there are 200 anti-D donors in Australia who help about 45,000 children each year.
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