Lalaking may pambihirang dugo na sumagip sa ilang milyong sanggol, pumanaw sa edad na 88
- James Harrison, the "Man with the Golden Arm," saved an estimated 2.4 million babies with his rare, antibody-rich blood
- He donated blood 1,173 times over 64 years, helping create the lifesaving Anti-D drug for mothers at risk of HDFN
- Harrison never missed a donation appointment until his retirement in 2018, with most of his donations coming from his right arm
- He passed away in his sleep at 88, leaving behind what Lifeblood CEO Stephen Cornelissen called an "extraordinary legacy"
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James Harrison, the Australian man known as the "Man with the Golden Arm," who helped protect an estimated 2.4 million babies with his rare, antibody-rich blood, has passed away at the age of 88.
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Over a span of 64 years, Harrison donated blood 1,173 times, according to a statement from the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
His plasma contained a rare antibody called Anti-D, which is used to produce a lifesaving drug for mothers whose blood type puts their babies at risk of rhesus D haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN).
While the exact number of lives saved by Anti-D remains unknown, government data indicates that HDFN affected one in every 100 pregnant women as recently as 1966.
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Following a successful Anti-D trial that same year, Lifeblood began searching for more donors with this crucial antibody.
Harrison was the perfect match for the need.
Having begun donating blood a few years earlier, he remained dedicated to the cause, never missing an appointment until his retirement in 2018.
His donations contributed to the production of 2.4 million doses of the drug.
Of his 1,173 donations, 1,163 were made from his right arm and 10 from his left, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"It didn't hurt in the right arm," he once shared, though he avoided looking at the needle each time.
Harrison passed away in his sleep at a nursing home on the New South Wales Central Coast on February 17.
Lifeblood CEO Stephen Cornelissen described Harrison’s impact as an "extraordinary legacy."
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