Looking for a New Years Resolution?

Monkey Spanker

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Well here's one you may have been considering for some time, but is an essential one, and one that you can keep!
At 14:20 today, I did something amazing! It took about an hour of my time, but I may well have saved someone's life!
I did nothing special really, just laid down and chilled out. A fraction of a second of minor pain and then a small percentage of my blood drained into a oscillating bag. I've done this numerous times now and even possibly saved my shooting buddies life who is the same blood type as me and had an Aortic Anurism the day after I gave blood! That was a reality check for sure!
The NHS girl today said something that further encouraged me. She said that my blood was R1R1 and would be labelled with a buff tag. It turns out that my blood is full of antibodies and is perfect for babies! I wasn't able to donate blood in my previous career but I can now and make the most of it.
So here is the big question!
If you were hurt or in need of a blood or organ transplant, would you accept it to save your life?
If the answer is yes, then why the **** are you not willing to donate?
An easy New Years resolution that will benefit all.
As an aside, apart from the uplift for doing something to help others, I really feel physically better in myself afterwards! I'm not just saying this, it makes me feel awesome! Years ago they used to 'let blood' to cure a lot of ailments. I do have a high iron content and the reduction is deemed as beneficial. I suppose it's a bit like a partial oil change!
Joking aside, if you are willing to accept a donation, GET DONATING NOW!
What better feeling is there than saving someone's life?
I may have saved a baby today, that hour of my life is then worth more than it's entirety.
If you want a New Years resolution with some value, donate blood or organs!
When you're dead... you are dead!
If you can help others to live after that point, then you continue in some form surely?
I'm not supposed to be drinking tonight after giving blood but have had a few!
If you are able to donate and don't, please consider doing so in the next year?!
If you are happy to receive, you should be happy to give!!!!!!!!
MS
 
I think it superb that wales has become an optout of organ donation country.Sure there were thousands of people that would have donated but never thought they would die.
dave
 
Top man MS I've done this now for the past 15 years, ok maybe not as often as I could but on average twice a year
ILB
 
I gave my 30th donation 2 weeks ago, and struggle to understand why folks wouldn't! To know that I'm helping someone, somewhere with a splash of O Pos, that my body will regenerate quickly is comforting.

Great post MS, and if just 1 additional person donates regularly because of it, job done:tiphat:
 
Something I have been meaning to do for a while now and with that prompt I will register right away!
Happy New Year everyone!
 
My sister was a long-term donor, so I thought I would follow, but I was turned down because I had a cough.
 
My sister was a long-term donor, so I thought I would follow, but I was turned down because I had a cough.

I'm guessing the cough has now gone?
The demand for blood hasn't though!;)
Clearly not a good idea to give anyone who is already poorly a virus as well as a top-up of blood.
Maybe time to give it another go?
MS
 
Been thinking of doing it for a long while just never got round to it, but on reading this have booked my first donation 8th January.
 
Just parted with my 45 th donation last week I try to give as often as I can and will travel about local when it gets near the 13 th week after my donation.
They are always looking for donations so get out there and give!
 
Gave blood for a few years now, also an organ donor. When people need blood they expect it to be there, where do they think it comes from?
 
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I had some pretty extensive surgery many years ago (....about 8-9 hours in theatre...), and received around 4 pints if blood IIRC.....
Unfortunately that procedure prevents me from giving blood - however I would have done so if I could. I always think that someone did it for me, I'd like to be able to mirror that gesture.
In the absence of being a blood donor though, I am on the organ donor register, carry a donor card for the avoidance of doubt, & just for good measure have made my wife promise me that once I'm dead, the medical professionals can have any bit of me at all that may even be remotely useful.
 
It just goes to show how important it is for those of us that can to donate, when there are clearly a good percentage that can't!
MS
 
Here's everything you'll need to register and find a date at a spot local to you
http://www.blood.co.uk/

I donate at a local school where the lorry rocks up during the holidays. I've also worked for a company where a lorry would park up in the car park for the day for employees to do their bit

This chart http://www.blood.co.uk/about-blood/stock-levels-statistics/ shows the current levels of all blood types. Scary to see that the best level is A Neg and that's only enough for 10 days! The rest average out at around 6. Not long, is it!
 
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