DONATING blood 300 times is not something one comes across every day, but uMhlanga resident Peter Naude reached this milestone last week and plans to keep donating for as long as he physically can.
Naude, who is now 84 years old and as fit as ever, made his first blood donation at the age of 17 during a blood drive held at his work premises and has never missed an appointment.
“When I made my first donation, I just knew that it would save a life, and I thought it was a good deed to do. As time went on and I made more donations, I learnt about the facts of donating blood and that each time I donated, I was saving up to three lives. This motivated me to persevere,” he said.
Naude’s blood type is O-positive, meaning that his blood is compatible with any blood type provided that it is in the positive category. This means that A-positive, B-positive, AB-positive, and of course other O-positives can receive this type of blood.
Naude, however, can only receive blood transfusions from other O-positives or O-negative donors.
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