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I've given blood once. I fainted afterwards.
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i've been about 40 times now. never fainted or felt faint. nothing really to worry about, just take it easy the rest of the day and don't do anything strenuous or plan being out late as you might be a little more tired than usual.
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great thing to do, every1 who is fit and healthy should do it and any1 who says "i'm scared of needles" needs to be lined up and shot
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I have given blood. But my blood does not belong to the Government. There is no way in hell they should make it compulsary.
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They need to make it convenient, simple as that, take a lead out of say Dominos pizza's book. They are fast, relibale, sure it's expensive and not the greatest ever, but at least you know you get it in 30 mins straight to your door. They need to come to your home to take your blood.
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im all for the compulsory blood giving, course theres always gonna b sum ponces moaning about their rights, boo hoo
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What a stupid fckin idea .
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I needed a fair amount of blood a few years back, so a big thank you to those of you who bother to donate. A few of my family members now donate.
That is the way it should be. The hospitals should ask anyone needing blood if they could ask family/friends to donate some. If they get 20 people donate out of every 100 asked, then it is worth the effort! |
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whats stupid bout it?
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It'd be like the final straw of human rights been taken away imo
OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT WHATEVER NEXT ... AFTER THAT ? Just because 1 person needs blood nobody should be forced to give it .. though many still would Why don't they just charge the earth for it like everything else they do ? |
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Maybe we could have a fee/fine system, if your healthy you HAVE to give 4 pints a year (1 for each 3 month quaterly period) , for each pint not given you have to pay a £25 fine as such, be a nice little earner if someone misses all 4 appointments and has to pay £100 into the treasury for it..Im on the phone to Gordon now !
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beltin idea
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We can benefit ourselves from donating blood..
American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org), that found that giving blood every six months led to fewer heart attacks and strokes in test participants ages 43 to 61. According to www.bloodcenters.org, excessive iron is thought to contribute to heart disease, especially at its early stages. Donating blood on a regular basis reduces the iron stores in the body and this study supports the theory that reducing iron appears to preserve heart and vascular health.What a win/win situation, huh? Give blood to someone who needs it and do your own body good at the same time. What's more, regular blood donations may help keep the body's circulatory system healthy by reducing stores of iron, but the effect may not work for older people |
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TT, sorry to hear of your loss.
I've got a leaflet right here that has been sitting by the sofa for about 10 days...will go to blood.co.uk and book an appointment. Apart from anything else, it's supposed to be quite good for your health to give blood. |
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redrich 03 Dec 00:44
There is a surpirising lack of awareness about giving blood. There may be the odd advert on TV but it would surely be better to approach companies, for example, tc and try and get some staff to sign up to donate regularly. They do - there was a bunch in our foyer a couple of weeks ago, that's how I got sent a leaflet. |
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It certainly shouldn't be a legal requirement to give blood. It would seem too weird to me to be forced to give up part of your body to the government. That said i have donated blood on about a dozen occasions although i am always annoyed at how long it takes - never less than 90 minutes to do the whole thing. Surely if i can give up my blood and my time the NHS can at least pay for enough nurses for it to be a quicker process rather than all the waiting.
I do think something should be done about the organ donor system, where it is crazy that people die with healthy organs whilst others die because they need healthy organs. Most people want organs if they need a transplant yet so many don't want/bother to go on the register. I would have a simple system of at 18 people choose to go on the reigster or not. If they are on, ie. willing to give their organs on death, then they will be on the list of those who are not. Then people cannot complain as more volunteers on the register would equal more available organs; those not willing to give theirs shouldn't and wouldn't receive anyone else's - unless all those willing to be on the register have been satisfied. |