Donating Blood Kilted

[Frank McGrath]

I give blood as often as I can, just for the coolies in the canteen. Our church is now working with the American Red Cross and we have a regular blood drive. I assist in the canteen, just to be of help. I tell people that if they can't give blood for some reason, just sign up to help. You are still performing a service to those who can give. I have no idea how many pints I have given. I just think it is a resposibility as a citizen of the world. To those who give, Thanks. To those who can no longer give. Thanks. To those who don't. GIVE! My high blood pressure flares up at times and they won't let me give. So I fold the ever present T Shirts for the donors. We must do what we can. And the last time I gave, I gave kilted. And got the modesty sheet, too.

[acstoon]

I just think it is a resposibility as a citizen of the world. To those who give, Thanks. To those who can no longer give. Thanks. To those who don't. GIVE!

Amen to that, brother!
When you donate blood (or assist at the donor site)...

You will just feel good about yourself. Period.

Do it.

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Giving blood is also a great way to combat a condition whose name I cannot remember, (Hypo or Hyper something,)...
David

Okay, it just came to me in the shower,(funny how that seems to happen,) it's hemochromatosis, (or some variation of that spelling,) sorry I don't have time to post a link, I'm late for church. Search the web for it, I'm sure you'll find it.
Again, Respectfully,
David

Also, polycythemia vera (a very rare condition where there is overproduction of red blood cells) is improved by regular blood letting. It cracks me up though, that two such rare conditions are the basis for a reliance on bleeding as a therapy for nearly everything for a very long period of time.

This thread has reminded me that I have not given blood in about 10 years and I really need to get back into the habit. I used to give every 2 months like clockwork. Think I'll go look up the nearest center I can donate at regularly.

Be well,

[Riverkilt]

Weird. I've seen modesty sheets used for ladies in skirts at blood donation centers, but never been offered one when kilted....I must somehow project my probable response to such an offer...

You guys reminded me too, I'm routine O+ blood type, which they like, but I also have some sort of type of blood that lacks something that I can't recall the name of, but bottom line it makes my blood the kind they wanna use on premature babies and for folks who've had so many transfusions they develop some sort of resistance to blood that has the things I don't.

Every now and then when I donate they tag my blood with bright yellow rare donor tags or something like that. Guess its when they need some of that stuff.

Ron

[Retro Red]

Good for you, Ron, & all the other blood donors! With the ever increasing number of restrictions on who can give blood, it's important for those of us who still can give to give as often as possible.

I'm up to 95 pints & looking forward to reaching my long-term goal of joining the Century Club, soon, not that I'll stop donating after I reach that goal.

The last couple of donations I've been giving a double dose, where they siphon off twice the amount of hemoglobin of a regular donation & return the plasma. It's kind of a weird sensation at first because the plasma is pumped back into you slightly chilled, so it's literally a "cool" thing to do! A great way to chill during the summer...

I've been giving the last 4 years kilted, so the donation folks all know me (plus the fact that I always sign-in in mirror-image).

For those of you on the forum who have never given blood, please give it serious consideration. Not only is it a life-saving service to your community, but as others have pointed out it has a lot of healthy benefits for the donor, too, & it really doesn't hurt. The only side-effect I notice is that I'm more easily winded for a day or two (because there's temporarily less red-blood cells to carry oxygen). Just do it!

And when it comes to my blood type, well that's just another way of proving that I'm A+ kind of guy!