James Harrison is unique. His blood contains an antibody that can prevent rhesus disease, a condition where an expectant mother’s immune system rejects the baby she is carrying. For the last 60 years Harrison has donated blood every week and authorities in Australia are crediting him with saving 2.5 million babies over that time. Now 81 years-old Mr. Harrison has been forced into medical retirement from his weekly donations. More
A good man who did all he could. He must sleep peacefully at night.
Wow! I didn’t realize this was such a big problem.
What a nice guy.
OT….did ya just see the National Anthem sung and the Canadian National Anthem sung at the start of the Winnipeg/Vegas series?….Yeah sure, suck my nicees NFL….
The guy is old school, donating his special blood. Today people would demand big bucks, hire an attorney, and patent their blood.
Great movie.
If you’re older than “Baby Boomers” you know tihs was the fictional biography of the world’s greatest drummer – Gene Krupa. His family was very sensitive to the fact he lost jobs and had trouble getting jobs because of his drugs. their lawyers said there is trouble if Gene is actually “the man”. So in the movie Frank is not a drummer. If you want to see + hear the worlds greatest drummer in action Duck Duck “Carnegie Hall Krupa “Sing, Sing,Sing””. IF you like jazz you will love it.
I loved the movie ~63 years go. Still love Gene; who never was “clean” for very long. But was, and is, the world’s best drummer!
Good for him! That’s one heck of a legacy! I donated for years until I had to stop due to a build up of scar tissue. I’m O-neg and negative for HCMV, so my blood went to pregnant women, preemies, accident victims, and other O-neg people. When I found out where my blood was going, there was no way I could say no to donating. It bothers me that I can’t now, unless it’s an emergency. I recommend everyone who can donate do so.
Even Steven: I’m also O negative, as is my whole Family. We donate quite a bit the thing we run into is the 3 AM calls that don’t stop.
For those of you without O neg Blood, imagine every Ambulance you hear screaming your name in the middle of the night. Were I to live in a small town it would’nt be a problem.
I would like to give blood, but I (and too many like me) spent too much to much time overseas, the Red Cross worries about Mad Cow / Cruzfeld Jacobs Disease. Every time the RC come around asking for blood donations, I ask if they’ve developed a test for Mad Cow /CJD prions yet. So far, no test. So far, no blood.
I’d like to donate blood, but just about every time I even give a blood sample for a test, it’s a major ordeal. They have to use those “baby” needles in order to find a place to get it. Rolling veins? I still don’t know what that means.