Tom EleyMultimedia journalist·Waikato Herald·4 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read‌Cambridge mum Nicole Cameron with 6-year-old son William. After William needed a blood transfusion during open-heart surgery as a baby, Cameron became a regular blood donor. Photo / Tom EleyCambridge mum Nicole Cameron never liked needles.But after watching her newborn son undergo open-heart surgery and require a blood transfusion at just 5 weeks old, donating blood became something Cameron felt she had to do.

Now, whenever 6-year-old William is admitted to the hospital, Cameron books a blood donation