blood donation
“It’s a gift”: Lengnauer Kurt Meier has donated blood 150 times
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Because he has now reached the age limit, the 150th blood donation is also Kurt Meier’s last. He has donated blood nearly three times a year for 57 years.
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Kurt Meier from Lengnau at his 150th and last blood donation.
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One calculates that 4.5 deciliters of blood flow per blood donation. Kurt Meier was there for the first time on June 2, 1965 and since then there have been 150 donations. Kurt Meier joined the Samaritan association at the age of sixteen and donating blood was normal, it was part of it. “It is a gift that I have been able to donate blood almost three times a year for 57 years. That’s a sign that I’ve always been healthy,” says the dedicated Samaritan.
Donating blood is always a health check, so overall it’s a good thing. Kurt Meier also donated in the hospital when his mother had to have an operation. The 150i. Blood donation was also the last for him. He will soon be celebrating his 75th birthday and “has to” stop now. If he had “withdrawal symptoms”, he would have to go to the family doctor for a bloodletting.
Once he was also an organizer
During his time as Samaritan President, Kurt Meier helped organize the blood donation in Lengnau. He recalls, “Blood donation was a social occasion. For example, we almost had to throw the donors out of the school kitchen after the afternoon snack». It was also special when Kurt Mühlethaler-Fankhauser from Lengnau was celebrated as the millionth blood donor in Switzerland.
Blood donations were practically mandatory in the army. As a medical sergeant, Kurt Meier organized blood donations for the entire battalion. A certain pressure had already been exerted on the soldiers. The reason for not donating had to be confirmed by the doctor.
What next without the Samaritans?
Kurt Meier is happy at the moment about his blood donation anniversary, knowing that other people donated even more and continue to donate blood. He is worried about how the donation event will continue in Lengnau when the Samaritan association is definitely dissolved. A successor solution is being sought.
There were times with 180 donors each. Recently, 35 to 45 people have come to the auditorium, this week 56. Since Corona, the donors have been called up every 10 minutes. Blood is always necessary. The vein of Kurt Meier’s left forearm, which almost makes the stabbing laugh, is not pricked again. Depending on he would have to explain himself because of the 150 scars….
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