80-Year-Old Woman Who Has Donated 203 Units Of Blood Earns Guinness World Record

Josephine Michaluk has donated 203 units of blood throughout her life, saving the lives of countless other people.

The most precious gift that one can give to another person is the gift of life i.e. blood. In addition to saving a human life, there are incredible health benefits for donors too, but many are still sceptical of the process. Speaking of which, an 80-year-old woman who has been regularly donating blood, has now earned the Guinness World Record for the most whole blood donated (female). The woman's blood type is O+, which is in high demand by hospitals because it's the most common. According to the American Red Cross, 37% of the USA's population is Type O+.

As per the Guinness World Record official website, Josephine Michaluk has donated 203 units of blood throughout her life, saving the lives of countless other people. She has been donating blood regularly for nearly six decades,  beginning in 1965 at age 22. The previous record for the most whole blood donated (female) was held by India's Madhura Ashok Kumar, who had donated 117 units in her life.

Notably, one unit of blood is approximately equivalent to one US pint (473 ml), so in total, she has donated 96,019 ml (96 litres).

Mrs Michaluk said her sister talked her into her first donation.