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“I woke up one day and my vision was blurry,” says Neil. “It was like looking through a cloud and I couldn’t open my eyes. Initially, medics thought it was conjunctivitis, but the symptoms continued for months.”

Nine out of ten families agree to support organ donation when they know what their loved one wanted. Hollie Trezise was left in no doubt what her husband, Seb, wanted to happen.

Winter is coming! Coughs, colds and (whisper it) Christmas are on their way, but the need for blood, plasma and platelets never stops. So, find out out what you need to know to help you carry on donating through the dark depths of winter.

Why A negative, A positive and AB negative platelet donors are always needed.

John Glenn donated for nearly 50 years and achieved 1,875 donation credits from donating blood, platelets and plasma.

Platelet donor Josh King is aiming for 100 credits. Currently at 34 credits, he shares how his donation journey began...

By the time Aila turned one she had already received 40 units of blood and platelets after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia when was just five months old...

Some of our amazing plasma donors have shared their donation stories and are encouraging others to sign up to donate...

Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey met 10-year-old Luca, who has the autoimmune disorder, myasthenia gravis, treated with medicine made from plasma…

Sixty-one-year-old Peter Jones, a retired civil servant from Southall, has donated blood 102 times, making him the leading Black donor of Ro subtype blood...