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83-year-old man donates 141st pint of blood at Fieldgate Centre in Kingsclere




A Newbury man donated his 141st pint of blood on Thursday (February 10) to cap off a remarkable story of generosity and selflessness.

83-year-old Tony White, of Enborne Road, donated what will be his final pint at the Fieldgate Centre in Kingsclere.

He has been donating blood since the late 1950s and has only decided to stop after doctors advised him too.

Tony White arrives at Fieldgate Centre to donate blood for the 141st time.
Tony White arrives at Fieldgate Centre to donate blood for the 141st time.

Mr White said: “I’ll drive 100 miles to donate if it’s critical; I have to.

“It’s a good thing to give blood and it doesn’t hurt.”

Mr White began to donate blood after he left the army in 1959 and he has filled his annual donation quota ever since, which at times has reached four pints in a single year.

Mr White has been donating blood since the late 1950s.
Mr White has been donating blood since the late 1950s.

He has never been afraid of needles, which he is aware puts many people off donating, but he still wants to encourage everyone to give it a go.

Mr White also said: “It’s great because when you give blood they send you a message saying thank you, and then the next day they tell you what hospital it’s been sent to so you know it’s being used for good.”

The 83-year-old was told that he should stop after he had donated 100 pints when he was 70, but he refused to cease donating unless absolutely necessary.

But now Mr White said he has sadly been asked to stop as doctors discovered he has an irregular heartbeat and he is currently taking blood thinners in an attempt to treat it.

He said how he used to be in and out in seven minutes when he first started giving blood, but now he has to drink a lot of water before, and rest with a cup of tea afterwards.



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