Strengthening bonds with blood

ALUVA: In a rare celebration of wedding anniversaries, a couple decided to donate blood on the day of their union. P P Suresh and Sindhu Suresh, Palathingal House, celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary by donating blood at a blood bank here, on Wednesday. Sindhu, a development officer at LIC, Aluva Branch, had expressed her desire to donate blood. Her husband was more than happy at her initiative to perpetuate the memories of the wedding anniversary and thank the Almighty for blessing their 16-years of happily married life. Dr Vijayakumar, in charge of the blood bank, told Express that with their donation, the couple could save four lives as the blood could be separated to red cell concentrate, platelet concentrate, platelet concentrate, plasma and cryoprecipitate. Blood donation on auspicious days like birthdays, wedding anniversary, remembrance day of ancestors would be ideal way of helping the hapless.