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Article: Parents gave 100 pints of blood as a thank-you; Transfusion service launches its summer campaign as vital donations fall by 10%
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- Evening Times
- Article date:
- June 17, 2002
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A MOTHER given a blood transfusion following an emergency
operation today launched a summer campaign to attract new donors.
Janet Innes, 40, was joined by her four month old son Fraser and
husband Simon, in urging people to give blood.
Janet and Simon, from Edinburgh, have given blood more than 100
times and are encouraging others to do the same.
Janet lost more than two litres of blood after going into labour
in February.
She told the Evening Times: "Until you actually receive blood you
can't appreciate the difference it makes in an emergency.
"It made the world of difference for me. I was able to recover
from the operation and the effort of giving birth.
"If I hadn't had those ...