Lorne Martin has been donating blood since he was 17 years old and on June 10, he’ll reach 200 total blood donations when he visits the clinic at Galeries Orford de Magog.
“I think it’s a nice accomplishment,” Martin said. “It took a lot of perseverance to reach this number of donations.”
At 65 years old, Martin says that his two favourite hobbies as he gets older are playing pickleball in the Townships and giving his blood to people in need. Hospitals always need blood, he added, whether it’s for surgery or to save a burn victim.
“Héma-Québec says that each donation could save four lives, so I’m just happy to be able to do that for the community in general,” said Martin.
Héma-Québec, the province’s main blood supplier to hospitals, sent out a call to all Quebecers on Tuesday morning. The non-profit organization needs roughly 1,000 donations a day to maintain a well-stocked blood supply; but they are asking for more.
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