Blood Donation
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From: All up in your inner tubes. Whatcha gonna do sucka?
Originally Posted by GateCrasher,Oct 29 2009, 03:49 PM
School must be out already!
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I've donated a total of about three gallons; I've lost count.
Usually my wife and I donate at the local Red Cross office. A couple of times we've donated for specific patients, like the granddaughter of a coworker of my wife: a beautiful little redhead with leukemia.
On the Saturday after the 9/11 attacks we were scheduled to donate. When we arrived the Red Cross office was overrun with people. We checked in and were told to go home. "You'll come back and donate. Most of these people won't donate unless we can get to them today."
The first time I donated blood I finished, sat up, went to the table for cookies and juice, felt a bit woozy, stood up, turned around, and leaned on one of the cots. The next thing I knew I was lying on the floor staring up at the ceiling with all sorts of people standing around me asking me if I were OK. Apparently I fainted, fell over, and hit my head on the chair.
Eight weeks later when we came in to donate blood again the head nurse said, "I never thought we'd ever see you here again!" I said that this time I knew that when I thought I was redy to sit up and go get cookies and juice, I'd stay lying down on the cot for a few more minutes. I've never had a problem since.
Usually my wife and I donate at the local Red Cross office. A couple of times we've donated for specific patients, like the granddaughter of a coworker of my wife: a beautiful little redhead with leukemia.
On the Saturday after the 9/11 attacks we were scheduled to donate. When we arrived the Red Cross office was overrun with people. We checked in and were told to go home. "You'll come back and donate. Most of these people won't donate unless we can get to them today."
The first time I donated blood I finished, sat up, went to the table for cookies and juice, felt a bit woozy, stood up, turned around, and leaned on one of the cots. The next thing I knew I was lying on the floor staring up at the ceiling with all sorts of people standing around me asking me if I were OK. Apparently I fainted, fell over, and hit my head on the chair.
Eight weeks later when we came in to donate blood again the head nurse said, "I never thought we'd ever see you here again!" I said that this time I knew that when I thought I was redy to sit up and go get cookies and juice, I'd stay lying down on the cot for a few more minutes. I've never had a problem since.
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From: Dub C, PA
Originally Posted by Sobe_Death,Oct 30 2009, 01:02 AM
They won't let me donate either. I haven't lived in Europe for more than 21 years!
The signs of mad cow disease usually show up within a year, often less. I don't know why the US would want to eliminate all those propective donors.
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I donate at least once a year. We have a drive at work as well, I've never had a problem and I always take 2 packs of cookies 
My mom is the one who got me into and donates almost as much as she can. She has even donated platelets which last about 2 hours, you're hooked up to a machine that pumps the blood out, seperates the platelets, and pumps it back into your other arm. I don't know if I could handle that.
My mom is the one who got me into and donates almost as much as she can. She has even donated platelets which last about 2 hours, you're hooked up to a machine that pumps the blood out, seperates the platelets, and pumps it back into your other arm. I don't know if I could handle that.