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As a result, Cassandra had never donated blood, unlike her 81-year-old mum Alice, who’s been a regular blood donor throughout her life and her daughter Taylah, 29, who has been donating for years.
“Nan took me to a mobile blood donation unit when I was about eight,” Taylah says.
“She explained how it saves people’s lives and I thought she was a superhero from then on,” she adds.
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