Blood reportedly taken from the former British prime minister will be auctioned on March 12 . I have nothing to offer but blood , toil , tears and sweat , '' Winston Churchill once told the British House of Commons . The blood is believed to have been used in a botched operation that left him with severe injuries and brain damage after he was shot by IRA terrorists during an attempt to assassinate him. Nurse drew the blood and kept it after the hospital was going to dispose of it .
Blood reportedly taken from the former British prime minister will be auctioned on March 12 . The blood is believed to have been used in a botched operation that left him with severe injuries and brain damage after he was shot by IRA terrorists during an attempt to assassinate him. Nurse drew the blood and kept it after the hospital was going to dispose of it .