Canadian Blood Services wants people to give in honour of a young boy in Chester.
Ten-year-old Sean needed several transfusions after he was diagnosed with a form of leukemia last year.
Director of Donor Relations, Peter MacDonald says sometimes people don’t recognize the impact a bag of blood can have.
“When people donate blood, it’s an anonymous act. So, to be able to put a face on the act of blood donation and to have the community rally around Sean, it will be an important day at the legion in Chester on Monday.”
MacDonald says a cancer patient can use the blood of up to eight donors on a weekly basis.
“It’s really not just a one to one equation between one donor and one patient, it’s about the community rallying together. I think, quite often as we live busy lives, we kind of forget that connection.”
MacDonald says sometimes people get busy and forget to donate regularly.
He says everyone can donate about four times a year.
