A Good Friday tradition continued in Kingston, Ont. on Friday to help get Canadian Blood Services the donations they need over the holiday weekend.
Brock Powell says there is no question that one of the reasons he’s standing strong today is because of the people in the Canadian Blood Services building.
The 29-year-old was born with an inherited bleeding disorder called von Willebrand disease, and has needed transfusions his whole life. "Looking at the blood bags and the products he’s getting, he says, 'We need to give back; we need to hold a blood drive.'" “It’s totally in his nature to just think of everyone else,” says friend Catherine Colasimone, who’s donated every year."It makes a difference," Colasimone says. "It takes ten minutes of your day, and it can save up to eight lives - so why not?”
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