Yeah, I've got a donor card. Which is at home... I really should carry it! But my next of kin know my wishes and all that.



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Wow, I've just looked at my donor card and its got my maiden name on it. I've only been married for 14 years. I must get a new one.

TMH: All the best.

PSD: I agree. I always wear my silver blood donor tie pin when I wear my suit (about twice a year) and then tell everyone how they should give blood if they comment on it.

KT: Just looked at my donor card. It's dated '87. Must have done it as soon as I was 18.

I've got a donor card, took me a while to get it because when i moved here i thought it was like portugal where you only need a card if you DON'T want to donate organs, mich more logical.

Britain is totally stupid that even if people have a card the family can say no.
My family knows i want to be a donor and Michael here knows I want to be a donor...

TMH: best wishes and good luck to your Mum

PSD: they don't want my blood! But they can have first pick at my organs ...

All; see how restrained I'm being, not doing any Tony Hancock gags?



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In Aus we have a note on our drivers licence to say we are organ donours, but once again our families can negate our wishes. Fortunately hubby and I are in strict agreement about it. After all, we caren't going to need them when we're dead.

TMH- hope mum gets better.


on blood donations... last time i was gonna, i got put off by the sign in the car park:

"parking for blood donors only. NO EXIT"

was a little worried ;-)

Oh, yeah. that'd be a worry....

Good luck to you and your mum TMD.

Aren't some people banned from giving blood because they were in areas of mad cow disease or something like that?



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Why are they banned? Are the authorities worried they went out sucking the cows blood in some mad vampire bestial ceremony?

The questionnaire thing on the website had a question about it, but it was just asking if two or more members of your immediate family had been infected. Wouldn't apply to many people, I'd guess.



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Reading from my last blood donor letter

You should not give blood if:
2 family members (parent, brother, sister, child) have suffered from CJD.

Nothing about living in a "mad cow" area though.

No. Another urban myth.

There is now a question "Do any of your family have CJD ?"
Can't see that applying to many people. Fortunately it seems there's not going to be an epidemic.

I'm amazed. The questions and procedures seem to change each time I give blood (and I go as often as I can).

Just to let you guys know there's been complications with my mum. the blood came down labelled wrong, her name is julia and it was labelled julie. so they need to re test her blood type check over all the blood they were going to give her and re label it. but, suprise suprise, the lab wouldn't do that last night so she's had to go another day without any. And as her blood count is dropping byt the day, thats not the best of things. Damn idiots. Grrr.



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What happened to the real Julie?



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V tough, TMH, but when she does get it should make quite a difference. Hope things start going better quickly for all you.



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I hope that your mother's medical problems get sorted out OK soon.

TMH: That's crazy. You'd've thought they'd sort things out asap ! Best wishes to you all.

TMH: sorry about your Mum. As you know support is the best thing anyone can have when ill.

My friend's daughter is anorexic, it was awful to see her when she was basically a walking skeleton. She is still fighting the illness but has put on at least two stone.

Best wishes to your mum, I hope they get it right this time with the tests.

I can wholeheartedly recommend being a blood donor, having given blood for the last 20 years - time out for children, I was given at least 8 back due to a haemorrhage.

Best wishes for your mum.

I admit, I don't give blood because I have very hard to draw veins, and nobody has EVER successfully drawn from my non writing arm. I always tell them that, but they alway think they're the one who'll be able to do it, so they poke around for a while before giving up and using my right arm.

Since I only have one good spot, I'm also hesitant to have it poked too many times and build up scar tissue.

My mother, on the other hand, has very easy veins, and gives blood regularly.



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