Blood Transfusion is not the safest form of treatment and must be avoided as far as possible . Body has its own mechanism to recover and heal and it must be given a chance before administering any transfusion. Experts in blood transfusion science always claim that about 90 % transfusion in India can be avoided.
Thalassemia patients often undergo a painful process of blood transfusion followed by chelation and other medicatios very regularly. If certain factors are in place, Thalassemia can be cured. Usually cord blood transplant or bone marrow transplant is used. For the first time in our country, a mixed therapy was used successfully to save a young life. Here is the article (reference Times Of India)
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
2nd blood donation drive at Huawei on 3 June 2011 from 2:30 pm to 6 pm
5th blood donation drive at CG Indigo is on 1 June 2011 from 11 am to 6 pm.
A small portion of a long and inspirational speech given by General Douglas MacArthur, on 12 May 1962, West Point, NY as he spoke to a gathering of soldiers when he recieved an award. A very worthy talk, not just for the American soldier then, but for us now too..
Duty, Honor, Country:
The 6th blood odnation drive at AMD is on 25 May 2011. Good luck to the company and Sankalp.
7th blood donation drive at Alcatel Lucent on 26 and 27 May 2011.
