Search results: 113 Search term Start search Ilme Each time the Blood Centre mobile unit visits Tapa, Ilme Tito is among the first at the scene – and it’s been that way for 27 years. “It’s like an addiction!” she exclaims. “Every time I see your bus, I come out. There’s something inside me that says I have to. I don’t know what […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/ilme/ Helis Helis’s decision to become a blood donor came about because a friend has haemophilia – a congenital condition where a person’s blood doesn’t clot. The disease can be kept under control through transfusions. Helis was glad that she could do something to help her friend. Helis, who is B positive, has now given blood for […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/helis/ Evelin Evelin Võigemast first heard about blood donations from her parents. In their household, it was common to hear that her mother or father “went to give blood today.” “The first time I gave blood, it was more out of curiosity,” she says. “Maybe I caught it from my parents. I’m not afraid of needles – […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/evelin/ Eiko Eiko is blood type O negative, which can be used for transfusions to everyone, and has also helped save the lives of several newborns. He first gave blood about 10 years ago. It was his girlfriend at that time who encouraged him, but as it turned out, he came to the blood centre with two […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/eiko/ Helen It was spring 1994. I was expecting my first child, and I was close to my due date.One morning when I woke up, everything had gone quiet inside of me.When I saw blood, I called the ambulance.At the hospital, there were some forms to fill out and then they sent me to ultrasound.The doctor examined […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/helen/ Marge Marge, who works in marketing, had her first experience with blood donation as a child.Her mother had a serious illness that required many operations, including blood transfusions. She had such a great desire to help that she tried to become a blood donor at age 16 for the first time, but she was turned away […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/marge/ Ädu-Krõõt Ädu-Krõõt’s cheeks are rosy and you can see her radiance from a distance.Yet on two occasions she lost a life-threatening amount of blood, she has had seven gynaecological operations and given birth to three healthy children. On two occasions, donor blood has saved her life. She needed blood for the first time at age 20, […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/adu-kroot/ Triin Triin needed her transfusion six years ago in childbirth; she received a total four units of blood. Triin has been a donor for over 15 years and made 30 donations herself. “I would like to thank my co-donors because it’s thanks to you that I can be here with my child,” she says. https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/triin/ « Previous 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 15 Next »