Paediatrician Bhavik Shah and anaesthesiologist Ripal Shah tied the knot on November 28 - soon after they donated blood.
Although they are doctors, they never realised that they would end up serving society even on the day that they decided to tie the marriage knot. Paediatrician Bhavik Shah and anaesthesiologist Ripal Shah tied the knot on November 28 - soon after they donated blood.
"I had been part of a blood donation camp and had also donated blood at paediatrician Dr Vani's clinic. She had organised a camp by the Red Cross Society. This gave me an idea --to organise a blood donation camp at my son's wedding", the groom's father Tushar Shah, said.
Giving back to society on an auspicious day, was a sudden decision, which helped the Red Cross Society get 22 bottles of blood in just 3.5 hours.
Tushar continued, "The camp was organised from 9am-12pm and was extended by half-an-hour more as we got more than expected response for the donation. There were around 52 participants as blood donors but the society could get only 22 bottles of good blood, as they had to reject the others on medical grounds."
According to a source from the wedding venue, "those rejected were informed that the haemoglobin in their blood was low. But a few of them have been regular blood donors. In fact, members of the Red Cross Society did not have any equipment to measure the haemoglobin levels in the blood. They were also adamant on closing the camp at 12pm and extended it only on insistence of Tushar. There were more than 52 people who were waiting to donate blood, but they could not as the camp closed."
However, Tushar believes that the Red Cross probably had other camps and hence they closed the camp soon. Thanking society for setting up the camp at his residence in Neelam Park Society, Satellite Road, Tushar concluded: "They have given us one free blood bag coupon which can be utilised anytime in the next 12 months, while two coupons are without replacement coupons."
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