Posted 08 Feb 2010

Several expats who gave blood while living in China have helped one woman to recover from a ruptured spleen, it has emerged.

Mary Nurre, aged 54 from the US, was teaching overseas for the Concordia International School when she fell ill over the weekend, the Shanghai Daily reported.

She was suffering from a ruptured spleen and suffered from a blood haemorrhage, but has a rare blood type shared by just 0.3 per cent of Chinese citizens.

Through the efforts of the Shanghai Blood Center and local international communities and schools, seven expats were located and supplied 2,800 millilitres of Rh negative blood for the required operation, the newspaper informed.

Wang Yingying, an official from the hospital, told the publication: "The patient is in a stable condition, thanks to the timely support from the local blood center and these expats."

Meanwhile, teaching English in China has become increasingly popular, according to the TEFL Institute, which stated last week that people are "flocking" to the country to take advantage of the benefits it offers them.

Category: Living Abroad