"It wasn't one big heroic act. It was just a lifetime of being there and doing these small acts of good bit by bit." When he was just 14, James Harrison of New South Wales, Australia, needed to undergo lung surgery that required a series of life-saving blood transfusions.

James Harrison, famously known as the “Man with the Golden Arm”, has passed away at the age of 88, leaving behind an incredible legacy of generosity. As Australia’s most prolific blood and plasma donor,

James Harrison, an Australian who became a hero for his extraordinary contributions to blood donation, has passed away at the age of 88. Known as the "man with the golden arm," Harrison’s blood plasma donations saved an estimated 2.4 million babies over several decades.