May you rest in peace sir
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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This man saved so many lives. May be rest peacefully.
I like to think he’s resting…
…But I also like to think that he’s nice and spry again in heaven, and is now running a nursery where he looks after all the babies who passed too soon, continuing his good work. Because he just genuinely seems to care about babies.
“**I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can**. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” – George Bernard Shaw
James Harrison, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(blood_donor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(blood_donor))
For those who don’t know this legend.
Here’s a basic explanation from Google:
James had a precious antibody in his blood that is used to make a life-saving medication (anti-D) that is given to mothers whose Rh-negative blood type can mean their body will see their baby’s Rh-positive blood as a foreign threat, and mount an attack that may even kill their unborn baby.
2.4 MILLION???? I feel like this guy should be in the history books as a hero. People should know about him just as much as they know about the holocaust. I mean 2.4 million is fucking INSANE.
His name was James Harrison, should be included
HERO
Such a bittersweet post! Wow- to know one man saved so many babies, so many lives! He is so selfless. Wow. May we use his life to influence decisions we make, to help our neighbors. Rest in peace! ❤️❤️❤️
My uncle was a record holding plasma donor at our local blood bank. He died at 66 of a painful and sudden aortic dissection. Life isn’t fair sometimes. But he will be so fondly remembered by everyone he touched including those who don’t even know they received his plasma.
Donate if you can!
I recently watched a documentary about him. A legend. Rest peacefully, Sir. You have helped so many people!
RIP King 🫡
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
This is one of those moments that helps restores one’s faith in humanity
This is a Saint if anyone should be.
what a gorgeous soul :'(
Legend!!!!!!
True hero in all aspects of the word.
God bless him
Rest in peace sir, you’ve done enough
88! Let’s hope his legacy was respected.
Make him the patron saint of blood donors…
I bet there was a huge party in heaven for him on his arrival!
What a truly great man we have lost.
what a HERO!
Clone him
Rest in peace beautiful soul
He left it all on the field
There are so many cute pictures of him with cute babies. This makes me so happy 😍
🙏💕🌈😇
If I save one person in my lifetime, I would feel so happy. I pray this man felt that happiness x 2.4 million. 💞💞💞
He was a true hero in real life. May you RIP, sir.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is a hero.
There ARE good people out there.
Some of my little ones benefited from shots like these. 💕
That guy was a true hero in every sense of the word
Thank you from an RH- person.
shame im not allowed to give blood. heart doesnt handle it
What was rare about it? Was he AB- or something?
Was this the guy with the “Golden Blood” or whatever it is called where transfusions work well no matter what blood type?
I really hope we have kept some of his blood on ice, with Nvidia’s new foundational model for genetics and genomes this is the kind of thing we should be working on replicating. I don’t believe we currently know how but please correct me if I’m wrong on that.
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Reminding me of the schlidler list
Can someone tell me how plasma donation from a single person can save 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE? I don’t see how that number can be that big.
I hope he is buried with a Superman cape
WOW that’s such a wonderful thing he did. RIP
Is somebody deserves heaven without a doubt is this gentleman 🫡