Harrison also encourages others to donate. Harrison had surgery at the age of 14, on his lung. He needed 13 liters of blood (Australia’s). He sometimes credits his rare antibodies and blood type to the fusions of blood he received from donors at the time of his surgery. Harrison then vowed to donate once he turned 18, after he found out about how his blood was important (Bresnahan). Harrison has met with the mothers of the babies he has saved, and all of which are forever thankful for his donations. He even provided the antibodies for his own daughter’s pregnancy (Carter). He was awarded the OAM, or Order of Australia, on June 7th of 1999 (It’s). Harrison received the award for “plasmapheresis blood donations”, or the donations he has made that were just his plasma, which contain the antibodies (It’s). Harrison has given blood for over sixty years, and is well respected for it. Harrison won’t stop donating until he reaches the maximum age for donations, and hopes to save many more lives. He plans to make his weekly donations as long as possible, and stay the reliable donor and rarity he is in the donating world. If even just you yourself donate blood, you could save many. Just like Harrison hopes, maybe one day someone will strive to overcome his thousands of donations, and it could only take you for it to
Harrison also encourages others to donate. Harrison had surgery at the age of 14, on his lung. He needed 13 liters of blood (Australia’s). He sometimes credits his rare antibodies and blood type to the fusions of blood he received from donors at the time of his surgery. Harrison then vowed to donate once he turned 18, after he found out about how his blood was important (Bresnahan). Harrison has met with the mothers of the babies he has saved, and all of which are forever thankful for his donations. He even provided the antibodies for his own daughter’s pregnancy (Carter). He was awarded the OAM, or Order of Australia, on June 7th of 1999 (It’s). Harrison received the award for “plasmapheresis blood donations”, or the donations he has made that were just his plasma, which contain the antibodies (It’s). Harrison has given blood for over sixty years, and is well respected for it. Harrison won’t stop donating until he reaches the maximum age for donations, and hopes to save many more lives. He plans to make his weekly donations as long as possible, and stay the reliable donor and rarity he is in the donating world. If even just you yourself donate blood, you could save many. Just like Harrison hopes, maybe one day someone will strive to overcome his thousands of donations, and it could only take you for it to