Bogeyman
Yup. I used to give blood regularly until they changed the rules. Believe about half the population is deemed potentially "unclean" and they struggle to keep a good supply.Originally Posted by McJim
Probably a good thing, I used to pass out every time
Got told more than once not to bother comming back but I figured it was a minor inconvenience compared to being dead from lack of blood.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Who's up for babysitting.....?
Would do if they'd let me, but I'm barred under their current rules cos of the mad cow riskSo.... go and sign up and donate some time and blood for a good cause!
Linky here for more info! ---> http://www.nzblood.co.nz/
In my case they're probably right.....
(I very clearly remember the time it all came out in the open, the price of beef plummeted. So what did we do? Went out and stocked up the freezer of course...! LOL)
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
Blood - just give it!
Yep, it sucks that a large number of our fine population can't donate...
But there are heaps of us who can - unfortunately very few do
I've been a Donor for 18 years, I started giving blood when I was 16 as it was blood transfusions that saved my fathers life when he was 3 (train vs leg, train won!) so I am paying back the best way I know how.
A recent example of why we need more blood donors was highlighted last week, when a woman was seriously injured by a car.
She was taken to hospital, and before they even got her onto an operating theater table, she was receiving her 23rd unit of blood.
Now, each donor only gives every 3-4 months, so that one person is a HUGE tax on available stocks. And that's before we factor in the variable blood types.
So if you're eligible to donate, do so. You never know where it's going to end up, or worse still when you might be on the receiving end. (And if you go toward the end of the day, they'll usually encourage you to polish off the remaining biscuits and juice stocks... muhahaha!)
Perhaps next time I go, we can make it a KB blood drive! Manukau has 2 late nights, open til 8pm.
At the 2007 Westpac Ride:
Donor: So ya glad you're a Biker?
Minnie: F**k yeah!
Little ol'Hornet Rides again!
How soon perzackerly can long does one wait to give blood again, after doing a donation?
"I like to ride anyplace, anywhere, any time, any way!"
In the riders seat
3 Months....How soon perzackerly can long does one wait to give blood again, after doing a donation?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Fair weather rider
And hey, every beer's worth two after a donation
Aargh, photos!
I do it, only because I am an O type and it can be used universally so I know it will be used.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
is never afraid...
I'll finally be able to donate in October, as long as I don't give into my body piercing fetish again...
In the riders seat
Only if it is O-
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Aargh, photos!
Thats O-Rh isnt it? Thats what I am anyway
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
is not a trout
I used to be a regular donor. Lived opposite the old blood centre when it was in Grafton. As a poor student I discovered the free juice and bikkies and they became a major part of my diet!
My blood's 'A' type so it's most useful as plasma to be processed into Factor XIII for use by haemophiliacs. Made me feel pretty useful that I could do something to help those guys. The blood centre used to remove my whole blood, centrifuge it on the spot, return all the good cells to me and just use the plasma! Great! Meant I could go there every 4 weeks for my sugar fix!
Then one day I got cancer. Go away they said!Ever since then I've had to buy my own juice and bikkies.
McJim, I reckon you and I should sit outside the window and get the others to pass treats out to us.
Forum whore
Approaching my 30th donation...should be a lot more but I was a little slack when younger, still making up for it now. It's nice to be in demand too (o-).
Is a good thing to be doing.
In the riders seat
babypacks?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Forum whore
No, unfortunately not. I used to work with a guy who did and he found it a bit of curse. I just a phone every three months for whole blood.
In the riders seat
Until two years ago I was a regular at the Riccarton Road blood bank, I was asked to go Mondays and all my blood (O-) was used for baby packs, sometimes I'd be asked to hold off donating and be on standby over Christmas or be rung and asked to come in early
Due to a change in circumstances I haven't been able to donate for nearly two years, but hopefully can start again in a couple of months,
I had been going on a semi regular basis since I was 16 (which is a long time ago)
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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