[Explanation] On the afternoon of December 16, Yang Yujun, a citizen of Zhengzhou, came to the Red Cross Blood Center of Henan Province to donate blood for the 285th time.
The family has been insisting on donating blood without compensation for 22 years, donating a total of 663 times, and there is a bed full of blood donation certificates and honor certificates in their home.
[Concurrent] Yang Yujun
These are all the certificates, blood donation certificates and medals for our family of three.
[Concurrent] Xi Hanxing, the head nurse of the Second Department of Blood Collection, Henan Red Cross Blood Center
Teacher Yang and his wife came to the blood station together in 1998 to participate in unpaid blood donation.
Under his influence, the child participated in unpaid blood donation for the first time at the age of 18. So far, the family of three has donated blood 663 times, including 11,400 ml of whole blood and 1,278 therapeutic amounts of platelets.
[Explanation] Recalling his first voluntary blood donation, Yang Yujun told reporters that in 1998, after learning that the "People’s Republic of China Blood Donation Law" was promulgated, he and his wife decided to participate.
[Concurrent] Yang Yujun
The country has issued the "Blood Donation Law", shall we go donate blood?
I said, so we two will start donating blood for the first time.
The first time was in 1998. After the offering was finished, I asked how long it would take to offer again. When the time comes, let's go again.
Go there, another piece comes again (blood donation).
In the early days, they basically donated blood together. When the time came, the two of them came.
[Commentary] Yang Yujun introduced that when he and his wife went to donate blood when they were young, the child was left unattended, so they took a piece along the way.
After a long time, the children are also involved in the voluntary blood donation when they reach adulthood.
[Concurrent] Yang Yujun
He was only 10 years old at the beginning (look at us) to donate blood, and then he waited until he was 18 years old and experienced such a long period of observation. Later, he experienced it for himself. After joining the team, he slowly followed along with him. He also Dedicated more than 100 times.
[Explanation] In the eyes of Yang Yujun and his wife, insisting on donating blood without compensation for 22 years is just a trivial matter.
They hope to use practical actions to contribute to the safety of clinical blood use.
[Concurrent] Yang Yujun's wife Yang Jianxia
After so many years, I feel that it is normal. When the time comes, I feel that my body is OK, so I donated blood in the past, and donating some blood has no effect on me.
[Concurrent] Yang Yujun
The country's voluntary blood donation is to ensure the safety of clinical blood to the greatest extent. As a blood donor, if you donate one more, you help one more person.
In a few years, (I) will be 60 years old and can no longer donate, but I can do what I can to promote the voluntary blood donation and let more people join the team.
Reporter Li Chaoqing reports from Zhengzhou, Henan
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]