Photos inside: Priya Bapat donates blood after Covid-19 recovery; writes a long post on overcoming fear

Priya Bapat (Photo/mid-day archives)

Popular Marathi actress Priya Bapat, best remembered as the studious student in the Sanjay Dutt-starrer 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S' for the Hindi cinema audience, recently donated blood for Covid patients, after recovering from the coronavirus. The actress was accompanied by her actor-husband Umesh Kamath, who too joined her in blood donation.

Priya Bapat shared some pictures, while donating blood, and wrote a long note alongside, talking about her first-ever blood donation experience. "Finally I was eligible to donate blood post-Covid recovery. I want to take this opportunity to give it back to society. This is my first ever blood donation. YES. I know I should have done this way before. But better late than never. I am extremely scared of needles and thus never dared to even take injections. I am definitely a rare piece. My blood group too says so. As I am A negative (A ‘-‘ve). It is even more important for a person with a rare blood group to donate blood. My doctor said, 'Blood is the only thing one can donate while they are Alive. And you should do it,'" wrote Priya.

The actress has finally overcome her fear of needles and is feeling extremely content about doing so. "If I wouldn't have overcome this fear now, I would have felt guilty and useless all my life. Hence, Post Covid recovery I decided that I have to overcome my fear and do the best I can to save at least one life. We all feel helpless during this pandemic. But this one act of donating blood has given me some strength. I did what I could do. Today I will sleep without any anxiety. Today I will sleep, hoping that we all soon will see the light at the other side of the tunnel," conclude the actress.

The actress will be seen in independent filmmaker Aditya Kripalani's upcoming 'Father Like'.

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