WHEN he was 18, Ted O’Leary gave his first blood donation.
Now 73, the Macroom man has passed the 100-pint mark, and helped save the lives of numerous people.
“I will continue to give blood for as long as I can,” says Ted, who has donated 102 pints to date.
“When I first started giving blood, I was quite a young man.
“I joined the FCA at 18 and I realised then that it was a good thing to give blood.
“I remember my first blood donation well. It might be my imagination, but the needles have got much smaller over the years!
“Before I gave blood at the age of 18, I never knew the importance of donating it and didn’t understand how important it was “But when I realised the importance of giving blood to save lives, my ambition was always to reach the 100 mark. I did that last year.” Ted is justifiably proud of the unique emblems that he has been awarded over the years to commemorate his immense contribution to society.
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