A life or death operation
Every year, 200,000 units of blood are needed for emergency operations. Last year, Luke Craig was just one of the many patients whose lives were saved with the help of a surgeon’s skill and donated blood.
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Looking forward to Christmas together
Tiny baby Keira needed dozens of transfusions to help her survive a rare blood disease. Now she’s back home with her family, and her mum Louise can’t wait for Christmas.
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Grateful for every day
Jane Barker was shattered to discover she had leukaemia. But, she says, her life-threatening illness has made her appreciate every day.

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"I really thought I might not make it…"
It took 33 units of blood and skilled medical care to save Mike Austin’s life. Now he’s raring to get back on a bike

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Anti-D: protecting future lives
Susan Matthews, 28, is the proud mother of two children – Thomas, 2, and one-year-old Ella – but she needed a little help from plasma to become a mum.

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A lifeline for Brooke
Brooke Cornwell is only two but she’s already had 27 blood transfusions. She was born with a cleft palate and triphalangeal fingers (she has five fingers and no thumbs on each hand), but doctors soon discovered she had a much more severe problem.

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Just a way of life for Nisa
Nisa Karia, 30, was diagnosed with thalassaemia major when she was just five months old. This rare blood disorder means that she cannot produce normal haemoglobin for her red blood cells and so she relies on donated blood to survive.

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