MANI: 100 INSTANCES OF DONATING BLOOD
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| K.S.Moni, Publicity Officer, State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram |
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K.S.Moni, Publicity Officer in State Planning Board scans newspapers everyday not to pick up news. Rather he is looking if there are any critically ill patients needing blood.
During
the last 34 years, Mani has donated blood 100 times.
It
was an incident that occurred decades ago that set him on the path of
sharing blood. In his student
days he met with an accident that caused injuries to his head and spine.
For 3 days he was unconscious in the Medical College.
The timely gesture of his friends, who gave blood for his
treatment, was a major factor in bringing him back to normal life.
Later he remembered this incident while reading an appeal for blood
in a newspaper.
“I
started donating blood then. Now I have done it 100 times,” he says simply.
He
has received many awards for his gesture.
Those from International Red Cross Society and State Government’s
award for best social worker-1996, are 2 of them.
Mani
is a writer too. He writes
often in periodicals. His
book, ‘Power of Black’ is nearing completion in the press.
Courtesy: Mathrubhumi, October 19, 2002
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