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i waaaant tooooo! 2 days ago

every fall we have a blood drive at school and now that i’m old enough, I DON’T WEIGH ENOUGH.

i know that a lot of people would say ‘you’re seriously complaining that you don’t weigh enough to donate blood?’ but…yeah! i am! i really want to give blood, especially since i know a lot of people that have needed to have blood transfusions. but i WILL do it. maybe when i’m older or something and my metabolism slows down. I WILL GIVE BLOOD!



Untitled 3 days ago

I’ve wanted to do this for a long time now. Right now I’m 15 and close to actually being able to donate, I’m so excited! I do have a fear of needles, however I like to think as if I’m mabye a cancer patient. If I got the news that there is none of my blood type available at the time, that would be horrible. And just because one person didn’t feel like donating blood.

Facts: Red blood cells only stay good for 42 days. White blood cells only 5 days. (This is bad because a main reason people need blood is obviously the immunt system is in bad condition.) Plazma however can be cleaned and reused. Also only 3% of people go through their lives with giving blood at least once.

So please, be one of the 3% and spend mabye 15 minutes to save a life.



clare90 He's so confusing :(

Blood Donation #2 2 weeks ago

I went on Wednesday, it was great!



You Know, 2 weeks ago

It’s all recycling, folks.



Fatness 3 weeks ago

Apparently, I gained a few pounds. I find this strange due to the fact that if anything I have been eating healthier and I actually felt as though I had lost weight. On the upside, if a blood bank happens to be near by anytime soon, I can legally give blood. I pray I find one fast.



Cant do it 3 weeks ago

Actully can’t do this coz i had a blood transfusion b4! Quite relieved but also disapointed as i’ll never know if i would have been brave enough to go and do it! I would like to think i could have got over myself and donated but i’ll never know!



_Nessa all i can say is..wow

The age you need to be is 18 3 weeks ago

So i guess i have to wait a year and a bit. And i also have a huge fear of needles, sharp objects, blood, diseases, being cut etc. so this may be an issue!



AaroninsouthMN is thinking road trip.

Untitled 4 weeks ago

Ever time I can I donate, I may need some blood someday so I give now.



waiting to donate 1 month ago

I had a tattoo done at the end of June so I have to wait 6 months until I can donate.
I’ve researched it tho and found my local place.
Something to do at the beginning of the year



Pancemaster is measuring her worth by things that dont matter

Coming Soon 1 month ago

So I walk by a sign for blood drive coming up in a couple weeks every once in awhile at school.

Thinking about doing it. I just hope this time I can get my blood sugar and iron (and nerves) up enough to do it without getting nauseous and dizzy…



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Açores
Ironically Zen asks, “As a vegetarian how can i improve my hemoglobin levels to become an acceptable donor?”
— 2 years ago


35 answers

Massachusetts
stressybessy asks, “Does anyone know whether immigrants to the USA can give blood? I immigrated from the UK to the USA two years ago and I was just wandering”
— 2 years ago


9 answers

Leeds
summer_in_europe asks, “Can you do it just once or is it compulsory to do it a certain amount of times a year?”
— 2 years ago


18 answers

Louisville
jewels is sparkling this season! asks, “What's the general weight requirement? I'm usually about107-110pds. How can I add on some healthy weight to give blood?”
— 3 years ago


13 answers

New York State
Deirdre asks, “is there anything special i need to do before i go, like not eat something, etc?”
— 4 years ago


19 answers

Peterborough
Praias asks, “If you are REALLY scared of needles, like you really panick, can you do it?”
— 4 years ago


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