Manish Mehta began his blood donation journey in 2013
A trustee of Project Life Force (PLF), Mehta began his blood donation journey in 2013 while advocating for voluntary donations. The tragic loss of a young family member to cancer in 2015 made Mehta even more resolute to donate SDP for cancer patients. 100 platelet donations is an extraordinary testament to compassion, dedication and commitmentMay he remain healthy and continue saving lives and inspiring many more to give,” said Mittal.
That experience made me go ahead with SDP donation with the hope to lessen the burden of cancer patients,” the businessman told TOI . “I get regular calls for the donation especially for outstation cancer patients who do not have family or acquaintances in the city,” added Mehta. He switched to SDP a few months later after an SOS call from Apollo Hospital Kolkata for a cancer patient. He hasn’t looked back since. “I have gone through the agony, pain and anxiety that families of cancer patients go through. Transfusion medicine specialist Suvro Datta of TMC explained that SDP is required mostly by patients with haematological disorders, blood cancers, or those undergoing stem cell transplants. Heeding his appeal, PLF fellows like Ajay Mittal donated blood while Mehta’s SDP procedure was underway. “Thousands of cancer patients come to our city with hope. It is people like Manish who quietly ensure that hope does not run out.
On Saturday, Mehta asked his friends to accompany him to the hospital and donate blood as his birthday gift.