WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — It’s a phrase constantly repeated by blood banks: donate blood and save up to three lives.
But for Malik Waldon, he’s living proof that those donations really are life-giving.
“Severe pain. Worst pain in your life,” Malik said. “Way, way, way above ten.”
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For the past 30 years, Malik has been in and out of the hospital.
“So many IVs. They stick you with the needle so many times I became a pincushion,” he said. “I’ve spent birthdays in the hospital, Christmases.”