When James Harrison had
chest surgery at age 13,
he resolved to begin donating blood to help others in need.
When he did so, doctors realized that he carries a rare immune
globulin
that can prevent unborn babies from suffering attacks by their
mothers’ antibodies,
a condition known as Rhesus disease.
In the 59 years since
this was discovered,
Harrison has given blood more than 1,000 times,
an average of once every three weeks for five decades,
and his donations have saved an estimated 2.4 million
babies.
This has earned Harrison
a spot in Guinness
World Records.
He calls this “the only record that I hope is
broken.”
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