'Giving blood is a selfless act'

AT AGE 22 and while working in a critical care unit, Deshina Singh realised the profound impact that becoming a blood donor could have on the lives of those in need of a transfusion.

- NADIA KHAN

Singh, now 35, of Tongaat, has since made it her duty to give the “gift of life”.

"I knew about donating blood from a young age, through blood drives at school but I never met the minimum requirements at the time. However, while working at a private hospital in the critical care unit, I saw first-hand how blood could change an individual's health and decided to try again.

"I have donated ever since and have only missed the years while I was pregnant."

Singh, a mother of two, added that she and her son also received transfusions.