Voluntary blood donation is a humane enrichment that is increasingly spreading in the community. However, to become the world’s largest blood donor is something that not everyone can do, like the example of an 80-year-old woman living in Alberta (Canada) who has just been honored by Guinness World Records as a The world’s largest female donor of whole blood.
Josephine Michaluk went to donate blood.
Foreign media reported that Mrs. Josephine Michaluk started donating blood when she turned 22 years old in 1965. “Initially, I did not intend to donate blood, but only accompanied my sister to carry out this work… But later on, I decided to follow my sister’s example and started donating blood,” said the woman with O+ blood type.
Six decades have passed since Michaluk first donated blood and to date, he has donated a total of 203 units of blood , with each blood unit equivalent to about 450ml (according to Canadian standards). Although in her 80s, Michaluk’s blood donation frequency still averages more than four times a year, although there are years when Michaluk cannot donate blood due to pregnancy (Michaluk has four children) and has to go through a difficult time. number of surgeries.
Sharing about his meaningful action, Michaluk simply said that his blood donation work has been done for many years because he knows that his contributions can help others. “I feel like I can give and I can give my blood to those in need… I never even thought I would set a record. I don’t donate blood for that reason and will continue to do my job,” said the 80-year-old woman.
Before Michaluk, the Guinness world record for the most blood donation in the world belonged to Madhura Ashok Kumar (India), with 117 units of blood.