How much ya need?

I have never given blood, however, I am more than willing to. My aunt recently died of leukaemia and I want to help anyway i can, especially in the most direct way possible!

Anemia is a sneak as many people with a low cell count think their tired and it masks itself but it can be really serious.... don’t ignore the symptoms

I also give blood or plasma every quarter but I hope so needy patient isn’t getting financially fucked for my “ gift”. I done it for years and do hope I may have helped save a life

Also O- and gave many times. Past it now.

Wait - if we died at just a pint short, all donors would not survive - yes ? I've been a donor since I was 19, and still going strong . Very satisfying to do !

I used to try to donate at work, most of the time I was too low on iron and when they let me it was hard for them to get the needle in. Last time I went it was "don't feel bad about not coming in" lol. Nice brush off. They did give me a cookie.

I used to donate blood regularly. Probably got up to about 4 gallons. Now, I'm no longer permitted to donate due to medical and medication reasons.
Every so often, I check to see if my "ban" has been lifted, but so far, not yet.
Makes me feel like I'm slacking.

I cannot give blood ?

i got very frustrated a few years ago when, after a false positive for a test, they wouldn't let me give blood any more. Even after I personally had the re-test done and it proved negative, they wouldn't let me give again. And I was a three gallon donor at that point. Very frustrating to be pushed out of something you feel strongly about and want to do.

I can't give blood in the US because I lived for more than 6 months in Germany in the mid 80s. The baby I gave birth to over there can give blood. However her older sister and I can't. We could be carrier's of Mad Cow Disease.

When I was younger I gave every two months regularly. later on they always had trouble finding my veins (small and supposedly deep) and after several times coming away with arms so messed up from just TRYING that I couldn't even lift them up, (they felt like they'd been shot) I gave up.
Years later I was asked to donate two pints for upcoming surgery. again, they couldn't get any and destroyed my arms, so I had to have friends donate the needed blood for me. bummer! I'd dearly love to give regularly. also they've left me with pits/holes in my inner elbows so that it looks like tracks, which I don't appreciate too much!