They possess the special weapon of life-saving blood flowing through their veins.
Trevor was diagnosed with CDDP in 2009, and owes his life to the generosity of hundreds of blood donors.
Trevor’s illness means his body is unable to fight infections, but doctors are able to treat him with a medication called IVIg that is made from plasma blood donations.
Plasma is extracted from blood, either during or after a blood donation and is used in seventeen different life-saving products.
Trevor receives this treatment monthly, and says his son Luke is one of the superheroes who regularly come to his rescue.
“I hope my story encour-ages others to donate blood and be a superhero like my son Luke,” said trevor.
“Thanks to people like him, I can lead a relatively normal life and spend time with my family and grandchildren.”
This October the Red Cross Blood Service is calling on all willing and able blood donors to become superdonors and donate plasma.
Plasma can help cancer patients, trauma victims, burn victims and lots of other people in need.
A plasma donation can have three times the power of a whole blood donation, because more can be collected.
The Blood Service needs more than 350,000 plasma donations this year alone and the demand is predicted to double over the next 10 years.
Red Cross Blood Service spokesperson Tania Tout says that plasma is the liquid gold component of our blood and only takes an hour of your time to give.
“Everyone can help people like Trevor, as plasma can be extracted from the blood of new donors, and regular donors can give plasma directly.”
Be a Super Donor. Call 13 14 95 to arrange an appointment today.
