An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for over 50 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison, 77, has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father’s blood. James’ blood contains a life-saving antibody which prevents Rh(D) negative women developing Rh(D) antibodies during pregnancy, which can harm the unborn child.
Man with the golden arm saves over 2,000,000 babies [via]