‘Blood knows no race’: why Vince Hoor keeps rolling up his sleeve
Nearly 30 donations later, the Penang tutor still believes giving blood is a responsibility shared by all.
Vince Hoor, a freelance chemistry tutor based in Penang, has been donating blood every three months since 2020, with his 30th donation approaching. One year ago, during Ramadan, he donated blood to a young Malay patient suffering from thalassaemia. Hoor explained that his blood, regardless of race, is focused on saving lives. He emphasized that blood donation is a social responsibility and a way to help one another as part of the same human race.
Hoor started donating regularly in 2020 after participating in a donation drive in 2013. His next donation will be his 30th, a milestone he hopes will encourage more Malaysians to become regular blood donors. He believes blood donation is a kindness that benefits both the donor and the recipient, providing donors with routine health screenings and the satisfaction of potentially saving a stranger's life.
Despite not meeting the recipient of his blood, Hoor hopes they are doing well and that the donation has given them a chance at a long, fulfilling life.
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