IT is National Blood Donor Week, a time for us all to say thank-you to Australia's 530,000 voluntary donors for making such an amazing difference to the lives of others.
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Around 27,000 donations are needed each week to meet demand.
Cancer patients, pregnant mums and their babies, people undergoing emergency surgery, road trauma victims and people with certain blood conditions all rely on blood products to keep them alive.
Back in 1999, I was one of those people in need.
After my daughter's birth, I lost three litres of blood and needed a blood transfusion.
I am extremely thankful to those people who donated that blood, whoever they are.
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to recognise and personally thank donors in our region who have donated blood more than 50 times.
What an amazing milestone for these selfless individuals.
It was a very personal moment for me as I reflected on the gratitude I have for blood donors.
You never know when you or someone you love will need blood, and there's no better way to ensure it's there than to become a donor.
It only takes an hour of your time and every donation helps save three lives.
