Pennelope Beckles-Robinson has reached out to the public with a heartfelt plea to donate blood, sharing her personal experience of how this simple act saved her life during her intense battle with cancer over two decades ago.
In an emotional address during the launch of the Blood Donation Kakuhu Lounge on Wednesday morning, she emphasized the vital importance of blood donations and the tremendous impact they can have on those in need, reflecting on her remarkable journey and the incredible generosity of others that gave her a second chance at life.
She told the audience in her address, “I discovered 21 years ago that I had cancer. That issue of having a low blood count and the need for me to have somebody provide me with blood so I personally can testify to the significance of it because of the situation I was in and the fact that someone would have contributed to me being alive today.”
She praised those behind the initiative outlining the benefits to Arimians.
“Blood is the life force of the human body but unfortunately we tend not to appreciate its importance until we need it.
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