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A Pub Landlord Has Been Quietly Saving Lives Every Three Months For 25 Years

When Stephen Cotterill walked into a blood donation center on his 43rd birthday, he was not celebrating in any conventional way. He was there to give his 100th pint of blood. The pub landlord from Sutton-in-Craven in North Yorkshire reached the milestone having first signed up at age 18, when he was a college student who thought it seemed like a good idea and liked that it cost nothing to give. Over the 25 years since, he has donated the maximum allowable four times per year, and at 43 he estimates he may be one of the youngest people ever to hit the 100-pint mark. His reason has never changed: everyone needs blood regardless of who they are, and that simple truth has always felt like enough.

What has kept him coming back for a hundred appointments is habit, community and steady reminders that the giving is reaching real people. Through the NHS Blood and Transplant program, Cotterill receives a text after each donation telling him where his blood went. A few months ago, one of those messages said his blood had been sent to Airedale Hospital, roughly a mile from the Kings Arms, the pub he runs in the same town where he grew up. Friends have needed transfusions over the years. Customers at his bar have shared their own stories about how donated blood helped someone they love. He says there is something quietly reassuring about knowing his blood is healthy and doing good somewhere close to home. For anyone still on the fence, his message is direct: you never know when it might be your partner, your parents or your children who need it, and it costs nothing but time. His next milestone is 125 donations, which he plans to reach by age 55, giving four times a year for as long as he can.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj941nxm8wko

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