Grez-Doiceau: "Give your blood!"

This will already be the 9 th big blood drive this Saturday, August 4 in Grez-Doiceau. And yet, despite the undeniable success of the event placed ideally and wisely during the summer holidays, the Red Cross is always on the lookout to keep enough stocks of blood bags! For Philippe Lenaerts, the organizer, the ambitions are still very high! "The year 2016 saw us break all records in terms of attendance and the number of blood bags collected since the start of the organization of this event 2018 promises to be a great vintage!

For those who do not know yet, this organization follows medical news and the evolution of cancer treatments, following a cancer of the ganglia detected at the time at his son Jeremy, who was trigger for these large blood drives. The young man had been saved thanks to the many pockets of blood necessary for his survival. Since the man organizes this day making sure to expand the program because he knows the price of life! "This year we will have a conference on progress in oncology, Professor Burny gives us the honor of coming to present at the press conference. the importance of registering as a stem cell donor in the fight against cancer and also giving us the opportunity to register as an organ donor. "

Another possibility this Saturday, for visitors: training on automatic defibrillators, a complete training of 2 hours (from 10 am to 12 pm) and also a training of 30 minutes from 12 pm to 19 pm. If the usual donors are always there, Philippe Lenaerts also aims to attract other people. "New donors will be pampered again, G Move offers free entry to every new donor between the ages of 18 and 25, other new donors will have the opportunity to receive a mbadage plus some small gifts from Gezian traders. "

This year, the bakers of Grez and surroundings also support the organization by supplying their breads in packages of the big blood drive. The Red Cross is also badociated with the event and also makes every effort to ensure that the collection is successful. "On Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4, a Red Cross vehicle will crisscross the region with a call for donations of blood, so we must continue to invite new donors to come to Grez-Doiceau. for the first time the act of giving blood, the gift of life.After this gesture, inform and invite people to continue on the path of giving life and register as an organ donor, cell donor- strains and training at first care. "