The motorcycle taxi lifelong voluntary blood donation, donation

Lam Kim Phung. Photo: Saigon Liberation.

"I am poor, but rich in blood money, the donation is the last thing I can leave this life," the 50 year old man, motorcycle taxi for a living telling about noble gesture.

26 years to come the pink drops

26 years to come the pink drops

In "ceremony to honor 100 blood donors of the Year 2015", the record holder in volunteer activities is Mr. Feng Kim Lam (53, HCMC) with 96 times. Not only surprise with a record number of blood donors, the story of this man's life and touched many people.
Former cyclo driver traveling through the streets of Saigon, so, per passenger, Lin often hear and share of poor patients, life is threatened just because ... anemia.

Day by day, his story penetrates in this man's mind. He always wondered: "Why do people can give each other the good words, even lending money but not everyone is willing to give blood?".
No money, but think I have very healthy size, Lin decided to help people with the same blood.

That thought has inspired him to Cho Ray Hospital (currently the Regional Blood Transfusion Center of Cho Ray) to register to donate blood for the first time in 1988, when just turned 26 years old.

"I am poor, but rich blood money too"
Two years later, regularly every month, Lin back to Cho Ray Hospital volunteers donated 2 units of blood (platelets).
Blood group O said he fit many patients, doctors also recorded address to the appointment to "play invitations to donate blood." The enthusiasm of this man was making Truong Van Vietnamese doctor, Director of Cho Ray Hospital at that familiar face, that he was embarking on, thanks.
At that time, each involved volunteering, he is training 60,000 hospitals, while those who sold blood is returned 3 times (180,000 contracts). Despite struggling to make a living every day, but he always considered this job to help people should never have to sell blood.
During these difficult years have experienced, perhaps the most significant thing that he can not forget is the time given away pink drops.
That's when blood donation just to get 60,000 to help a poor woman is given the strange doctor. Despite being a man running cyclo, but he was still willing to stand up calling people to donate help helpless old mother because there is no cure for his son money to run serious illness.
His actions were the doctors at Cho Ray Hospital admire, responded. "I remember, the money people to help the lady at that time amounted to 1 million. The more I can not forget the old lady's eyes brimmed with looked at me and said: 'All my life I owe uncle', Mr Lam said.

Now that was over 50, no wife, alone striving to make a living, motorbike, but Lam still regularly participate in blood donation 3-4 months / time, with the highest number (450 ml) .

Lam Kim Phung ever fought in battlefields in Cambodia with the rank of sergeant.

Mr. Lam has a number of voluntary blood donation Vietnam most - 96 times, but not confirmed record.

World Day to honor blood donors (14/6) past, he was awarded a commendation by the Minister of Health and the medal of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

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