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With Canadian Blood Services develop camaraderie. usually in need of donations, doz“It’s like a coffee group, where we can ens of residents stepped forward shoot the breeze,” he said. “It’s somerecently to help give the gift of life. times the only time I see them in two About 135 people rolled up their months.” sleeves on Dec. 3 at the Golden Giving blood is easy to do, Toni added. Nugget Centre to make a donation It isn’t that painful, the body can recovduring Canadian Blood Services’ er from it easily, while it’s also import(CBS) monthly clinic in Moose ant to make a difference in others’ lives. Jaw. The main CBS office in ReWearing a red vest, Bob O’Reilly exgina normally sends mobile clinics plained he had been a volunteer with throughout southern SaskatcheCanadian Blood Services since 2006. wan since the clinic in the Queen That was the year when doctors told City is the only hard location. him he had to stop giving blood since For Dale Toni, this was his 183rd they thought he had suffered a miniblood donation. He explained it stroke. Before that occurred, however, had become almost a habit, espehe had reached 129 donations. cially since he has been giving for He was upset when he couldn’t give Heather Gardiner (left) speaks with Canadian Blood the last 50 years. He began giving anymore, but perked up when he learned Services’ Jan Barwell during a clinic at the Golden Nugwhen he was in his 20s in univerhe could volunteer instead. O’Reilly get Centre on the exhibition grounds on Dec. 3. This was sity after his grandmother was afhas come to enjoy volunteering since Gardiner’s fifth time giving. Photo by Jason G. Antonio fected by cancer and needed severhe can meet people and interact with al units of blood. regular givers. He joked it’s also a good Although his blood was not compatible with hers, Toni thought he way to spend an afternoon. could still help in some way. O’Reilly decided to start giving blood in his early 20s in 1969 since “It makes me feel good to help somebody else,” he continued. “You his mother needed a blood transfusion when he was a child. Giving do things and you get into a routine. When I can’t give — because turned out to be the right choice, since he pointed out he felt full of I’m sick, let’s say — I feel disappointed.” energy a couple of days after giving, likely when his body had startBesides being able to help three people with one donation, another ed to build back up his blood supply. positive aspect of giving that Toni appreciates is how a community “I think everybody should (give),” O’Reilly added. “It’s the human atmosphere has developed at the clinic. He pointed out he is able to thing to do if you can … . It makes you feel better after and it helps see almost the same people every two months, which allows them to (three) people.”
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