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Used to donate to the Red Cross until I left CH in the late Sixties.
Have to take too many Meds for my Heart and Bloodpressure now,or I would be still donating.
Have to take too many Meds for my Heart and Bloodpressure now,or I would be still donating.
Thanks for reminding us...
Nice thought. I used to donate blood in South Africa. When I came here to Switzerland I thought I`d carry on ......... THINK AGAIN........ I have never felt so guilty in my life! Being an "Auslander" was bad enough .... admitting I come from AFRICA ..... well, that was the limit! I had to pinpoint on a map Exactly which part of Africa I was from, given miles of documentation to fill out, with lots of sweet and sympathetic smiles ....Even sat thru a phone conversation between the nursing sister and the Director of the Blood Bank - I got the definite impression that they absolutely not interested in the blood of anyone from that dark and dismal continent......... Even though I`m just a respectable old white granny I felt like they thought I`d slept with every trans-country truck driver there, danced the fandango in every beer hall, and was riddled with all sorts of blood destroying germs and HIV!
So, I reckon my days of donating blood are over....
So, I reckon my days of donating blood are over....
smoky: I had to pinpoint on a map Exactly which part of Africa I was from
No disrespect Smoky, but HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO PINPOINT MALTA ON A GLOBE!!!!!!!
I used to donate regularly but they won't take it any more because I lived in England since the 70's. Something to do with a hepatitis b scare. I used to give quite a bit too because they always wanted Rh B neg blood for anti D which they give to mothers after birth.
I hate that I cant donate here. Ireland is so fussy.
I hate that I cant donate here. Ireland is so fussy.
seekerian: No disrespect Smoky, but HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO PINPOINT MALTA ON A GLOBE!!!!!!!
35°53'N 14°30'E
Conrad73: 35°53'N 14°30'E
Try 35°53'N 13°42'E, great catch there
I would like to donate blood as this can save a life, and it could be me that one day I might need that same very help, but unfortunately since I am Talessemia trait, I cannot donate blood. This is a very common condition in the Mediterranean, and unfortunately in Malta especially, since it is a small country, it keeps spreading because this condition is genetic.
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Why give blood? Before giving blood you undergo a small screening test to check if you can give blood. This can uncover potentially serious problems so a regular blood donor would be able to catch a disease at the early stages. Regular is once every 3 months for men and every 4 months for women.
But that's about the donor. What about the patient, the recepient? The patient is someone you do not know and most likely never will. He or she will require your blood or parts of it for a million and one reasons. And thanks to you they just may pull through.
The needles. Yes yes you will be pricked. While I am not going to say it does not hurt (yes I hate needles - promise), I will also say it does not hurt any more than if you cut your finger with a knife slicing an onion. And let's put it in perspective. You are healthy and allowed to give blood. You get pricked once. The receiver of your blood is likely to be someone who is getting pricked many times a day so what you are going through compared to your 'target audience' is nothing.
Some countries pay blood donors but I think the practise is indecent. But that's my opinion. In Malta it is volontary and you get nothing for it except knowing you did something good. Well you do get a coffee and sandwich after the donation.
So how do you go about giving blood? Just call at your local hospital. Most probably they have a blood bank. In Malta it is located in the square in front of St Luke's, on the left facing the hospital.
Giving blood is not a sin. It is not something to be done in dark shadows. When you are going to give blood tell everyone. Encourage people to join. Find a stupid reason to do it. Your birthday. Your friend's birthday. Christmas (before the drinking starts). Your budgie laying an egg. Cooking the perfect roast. Anything.