Are you a blood donar?

I donated blood for the first time yesterday - and according to the nurses my donation will be divided and given to three different people. It wasn't that bad really. Does anyone else donate, and...

I donated blood for the first time yesterday - and according to the nurses my donation will be divided and given to three different people. It wasn't that bad really. Does anyone else donate, and why do you do it (or, why don't you?).
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how embarassing - I meant to write "donor"

J.Pirates-126 J	yes I'm. every 3 month i donate my blood to hospital. It nice for my health, keep my body fresh.

dreamer	I will be donating for the first time in a couple weeks, I am happy to help anyone I can, anywhere.

BP_Puff&Stuff	HELL YES! It is the responsibility of every healthy adult to donate blood. If you have type O blood and do not donate then you are a social criminal.

mthtchr05	I donate for the free cookies and juice!!

kathy_is_a_nurse	I had almost reached my 2nd gallon of donated blood, when I had to stop about 15 years ago. I had a positive Hep C in the screening process. It was likely a false positive, but they won't take you after that. I truly looked forward to donating blood. It's such a simple thing to do, but could save someone's life. How many other things can you do that have that result?

h0kiegal	I give blood all the time. Being doing it for years now.

nightstemplar	no

kandii	I don't- I could if I wanted but i am petrified of needles

boy_jam_arch	No I am Not

Goldilocks	Yeah, I donate all the time. I have O+ they love my blood.

lilmandy1972	Yes and i am a Phlebotomy Technician as well this is a very important thing you have done you may have saved someones life..

Firestorm	I do donate on a reg basis the main reason is I guess is for the simple fact that I beilieve it helps those that my need the blood. That is the first time I have heard though of you blood being divided btwn three diff people

tom	No

Susan K	Yes, I received a certificate for a gallon's worth of donated blood from the Red Cross. It was sort of neat. If we're able to do so, we ought to all be regular donors...so many people need blood.

Selkie	Yes, I do whenever we have a blood drive at work. It is about the only thing I can afford to donate.

daisylane	I use to do it regularly. But as I get older, my veins are getting harder to find...they have to poke me too many times...ouch. I end up looking like swiss cheese when I leave...really bruised swiss cheese. I got up to more than a gallon before I tapered off though. Kudos to you for donating. That's awesome! Keep up the good work. :)

nanatimz3@sbcglobal.net	I think it is great that you donated for the first time, I have taken peoples blood for 16 years and find my job very rewarding. My sister needed blood yesterday and because of people like you and myself she was able to get it,and is doing great.where did you donate? Next time inquire about donating platelets they are harder to collect because it takes more time. Keep up the good work and encourage others to do the same. How old are you, and how did you like those questions? Nancy, Evansville Indiana

davidmi711	Yes, I am. I would hate to find out that some one died because of a lack of blood. There is really very little pain and NO risk of getting aids (or any thing else for that matter) from donating blood.

candiecorn	I wish I could donate blood but I'm only 106 pounds and they wouldn't let me.

shania	I used to, I also used to work for the Red Cross. Until i found out that they knew about aids and didn't do anything to stop it. Sinse then.. NO WAY.

crazy_welshman@sbcglobal.net	blood donation can be quite a racket, your blood bank does give the blood to anyone, they sell it, to hospitals for surgury of course, but also to universities for study, to the military, to the government. If you really want to insure the blood goes where you want it to donate at the place you want it to go.

rewcatherine	I can not donate blood because i have very low blood pressure, I've also had cancer so i think that also prevents me from donating

Jackie	I do, because I feel like I am helping people

.357	Yes it helps a lot of people.

Demun	no

magnamamma	Personal preference not to...where does the blood go? I figure that if I ever need some, I'll get some from hubby or friends. I serve humanity in other ways.

ms janice	no

Q&A Monster	wish i could, but i am slightly anemic and weigh less than 107lbs. kudos to all of you who support this cause. humanity will thank you in alot of ways!

Gavin T	I can't donate as I have had a transplant and have to take medication to keep it working but i have had a couple of pints from people...a big thanks to those that donate!

MK6	For my life between 19 and 35, I donated at my various work places for a total of 46 times. Back in the mid 80's, folks started to hear that AIDS was contracted by "donated blood". It was kind of stupid and funny that less people volunteered their blood because the 'risk' of AIDS. Of course they have a ton of questions to try and weed out the donors that are 'practicing' homo-sexuals, going back 25 years. Even then they expect some to donate blood, - just to have their blood tested for AIDS. They give those deviants one last chance to use a bar code sticker that says "don't use my BLOOD". Oh, btw, I met my wife while we were giving blood.