Mum who once donated blood saved by donors after near-fatal bleed

Kasia De Vydt-JillingsNZ Woman's Weekly·14 Jun, 2026 02:00 AM4 mins to readThankful for her second chance at life, Liana Halloran hopes to save someone else. Photo / NZ Woman's WeeklyThankful for her second chance at life, Liana Halloran hopes to save someone else. Photo / NZ Woman's Weekly

Liana Halloran was a high school student keen to skip class when she first donated blood, never expecting that she would ever be on the receiving end. But just days after the birth of her first child, Liana was in urgent need of her own life-saving top-up when a scan