How many of you give blood?

[dougdeep]

It doesn't hurt, and you could save a life. http://www.blood.co.uk/

 

[Gwylan]

I've been giving since 1980.

Last year I was in Boston (Mass that is) while there was a blood drive on. Some woman ran in front of me and started hassling me to give blood. When I explained that I'd given in London only a couple of weeks previously, she ran away as if I had an infectious disease shouting "We don't want your blood", adding for good measure "Mad cow".

Funnily enough, I thought exactly the same thing.

 

[moggy]

i give other body fluids

 

[Kent Seagull]

regularly, like every good citizen should.

 

[John Boy]

How old do you have to be?

 

[cirC]

I give 3 times a year.Hey I also pay my bleeding taxes too !

 

[CAFC Matt]

Me

 

[wehatepalace]

i do regulary but i've just had a new tatoo so i can't for a year now

 

[CAFC Matt]

Why is that? Seems a bit strange.

Oh and if I am diabetic (waiting for blood test results) does that mean I can no longer give any

 

[wehatepalace]

i've got no idea probably in case you pick up any dreadful diseases !
also can't give if you've EVER had sex with another man !
noy sure about diabetes will probably tell you on their website

 

[dougdeep]

I'm A-,What are you?

 

[B.M.F]

I'm A rh positive and give blood as often as possible

 

[Biscuit]

I signed up but got so much pieces of paper and forms through I lost the will to live.

 

[somerset]

Dont give blood exactly, but am on the Anthony Nolan bone marrow doner lists, nearly got selected last year, down to the last two for compatability, but the other doner was a closer match, was a bit dissappointed too.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I signed up but got so much pieces of paper and forms through I lost the will to live.

Dont you mean 'will to give'.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

I know i sound like a wuss, but after a few nasty incidents with needles before some of my operations, i cant even look at a needle really anymore. Also i may have had a blood transfusion (am going to have to check my medical records) when i had a toe to finger transplant, so apparrently i cant.

 

[timco]

Not allowed too

 

[Cian]

I'm not allowed under the Irish system rules - had Jaundice as a baby. Also, the company that runs it here is a basketcase, so I'm not sure I want one of their undertrained needle jockeys attacking my arm.

 

[Cian]

Also i may have had a blood transfusion (am going to have to check my medical records) when i had a toe to finger transplant, so apparrently i cant.

Eww, you've got a toe on your hand?

 

[rool]

I'm not allowed to either as I lived in the UK during the mad cow thing