‘I know I’m helping people’: Man donates blood platelets for the 1,000th time

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The American Red Cross is celebrating one man who has spent a lifetime donating the gift of life.

He has a standing appointment every two weeks.

“I’ve been doing it for so long. It’s a habit for me,” said Dave Farrell, who’s right on time for his Saturday appointment at the American Red Cross to donate blood platelets. “I do it because I like to do it and I know I’m helping people.”…

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