Engineer Avoids Epidemic Areas to Donate Blood Consistently for 26 Years, Saving Lives
Taipei Blood Center honored outstanding donors. Engineer Lu Shao-hsu has donated for 26 years, avoiding epidemic areas to maintain eligibility. The center also urges youth to donate amid declining numbers due to the low birth rate.
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The Taipei Blood Center held the 114th-year outstanding blood donor commendation ceremony today. The total number of individual blood donors commended reached 7,958, together building a life protection network. This time, 21 donors reached the milestone of 2,000 donations and were awarded an honorary commemorative badge by the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation; another 92 donors reached 1,000 donations and received an honorary commemorative plaque.
Lu Shao-hsu, a donor invited to share his experience, traced his motivation to a profound childhood memory. At the event, Lu recalled that when he was 10 years old, his father received an urgent notice in the army and gave an emergency blood transfusion to save a critically ill woman. This incident was published in the newspaper, and the yellowed newspaper clipping his father kept planted the seed in his mind that 'donating blood is cool.'
Lu officially joined the ranks of blood donors at the age of 20. He mentioned that later, even his mother was influenced to join. As an engineer, Lu brings professional rigor to public welfare. Because his business requires frequent international travel, to maintain his donation eligibility, he pays special attention to avoiding epidemic areas, persisting without interruption for 26 years. 'Gifts are just an embellishment; cultivating the habit is what truly saves lives,' he said.
Lu mentioned he often uses his lunch break to visit the Daan blood donation bus near his company and calls on friends via social media to take the baton. He recalled participating in carnival-like events at Park Road, where foreigners also enthusiastically joined in. The spectacular sight of over a hundred people lining up is his driving force to continuously promote the blood donation movement.
With the impact of the declining birthrate, maintaining a stable supply of medical blood is more challenging. Lin Min-chang, Director of the Taipei Blood Center, urged young adults to enthusiastically take the baton, as every bag of blood is the power to extend hope for patients. He hopes more young people will emulate today's enthusiastic role models and utilize donation spots or buses in the Taipei, Keelung, Yilan, and Hualien areas to join the ranks of life protectors.
Lin Chia-yu, Planning Section Chief of the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation's Taipei Blood Center, stated in a media interview that due to the social trend of a declining birthrate, the number of young blood donors has dropped year by year with no clear signs of recovery. To attract young people, the Blood Center brings activities to campuses and collaborates with famous brands—such as giving away Big Macs or co-branded backpacks featuring popular stickers—which has garnered high attention and inquiries from students and teachers.
Lin Chia-yu said that through recent '17-year-old donation coming-of-age ceremony' activities, they give young people self-affirmation, making them realize they have the ability to help society. This aims to break the stereotype that young people only care about computers and not public welfare. The hope is to mold a sense of pride stating, 'I am young, I donate blood, I am proud,' transforming one-time participation into a long-term life habit. (Editor: Chen Ching-fang) 1150419
Lu Shao-hsu, a donor invited to share his experience, traced his motivation to a profound childhood memory. At the event, Lu recalled that when he was 10 years old, his father received an urgent notice in the army and gave an emergency blood transfusion to save a critically ill woman. This incident was published in the newspaper, and the yellowed newspaper clipping his father kept planted the seed in his mind that 'donating blood is cool.'
Lu officially joined the ranks of blood donors at the age of 20. He mentioned that later, even his mother was influenced to join. As an engineer, Lu brings professional rigor to public welfare. Because his business requires frequent international travel, to maintain his donation eligibility, he pays special attention to avoiding epidemic areas, persisting without interruption for 26 years. 'Gifts are just an embellishment; cultivating the habit is what truly saves lives,' he said.
Lu mentioned he often uses his lunch break to visit the Daan blood donation bus near his company and calls on friends via social media to take the baton. He recalled participating in carnival-like events at Park Road, where foreigners also enthusiastically joined in. The spectacular sight of over a hundred people lining up is his driving force to continuously promote the blood donation movement.
With the impact of the declining birthrate, maintaining a stable supply of medical blood is more challenging. Lin Min-chang, Director of the Taipei Blood Center, urged young adults to enthusiastically take the baton, as every bag of blood is the power to extend hope for patients. He hopes more young people will emulate today's enthusiastic role models and utilize donation spots or buses in the Taipei, Keelung, Yilan, and Hualien areas to join the ranks of life protectors.
Lin Chia-yu, Planning Section Chief of the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation's Taipei Blood Center, stated in a media interview that due to the social trend of a declining birthrate, the number of young blood donors has dropped year by year with no clear signs of recovery. To attract young people, the Blood Center brings activities to campuses and collaborates with famous brands—such as giving away Big Macs or co-branded backpacks featuring popular stickers—which has garnered high attention and inquiries from students and teachers.
Lin Chia-yu said that through recent '17-year-old donation coming-of-age ceremony' activities, they give young people self-affirmation, making them realize they have the ability to help society. This aims to break the stereotype that young people only care about computers and not public welfare. The hope is to mold a sense of pride stating, 'I am young, I donate blood, I am proud,' transforming one-time participation into a long-term life habit. (Editor: Chen Ching-fang) 1150419