A dad who made a life changing decision following the death of his daughter's best friend has been handed a world record.
Patrick Earley, 97, originally from Seaforth, has donated blood hundreds of times following an accident which left his daughter's best friend in need of a transfusion. The accident would eventually prove fatal, but it was then, according to daughter Cathy, 60, he decided to act.
Patrick "has always donated blood" but posters on the wall of the Red Cross donation centre inspired him to start donating asphersis platelets, a component of blood, which are less commonly donated and yet considered more valuable due to their use in many life-saving treatments.
