This is what blood donors do....

Many of you will have seen the incredible story of little Maisy Vignes  on our website. Her story was chosen to illustrate the incredible impact that each and every blood donor can have and the reason why all of us should consider donating blood if we are eligible to.Maisy, from Tramore in Ireland, was born in December 2009 without a single drop of blood in her body.  Until her birth, doctors had never known of any other baby to survive being born with a zero blood count. Thanks to the generosity of some incredible blood donors, Maisy's life was saved that night and this month she has just started school.After recent coverage in a local newspaper, Maisy's story has gone viral, reaching France, The Netherlands, Thailand, Sweden and Greece...all countries where little yellow ducks have also been reported! You can read some of the articles on Maisy here, here and here.“What blood donors do is amazing” explains Emma. “Maisy is our world and we will be forever grateful to the people who donated their blood so that she could live”.We wish Maisy lots of luck in her new start to school life!