getting your tits out.

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livens up a blood donation session.

Please go and give blood if you can.

The Spanish hospitals don't want my blood don't know what'd happen to a Spaniard if s/he was hit by a bus in London!

Shall I put my tits away now?

InTheFrame Its due to the risk of CJD

grumpyinthemorning Smoking doesn't stop you being able to donate. I'm a smoker and a donor. I can always identify fellow smokers on the beds as our blood is quite a lot darker in colour than the non-smokers' blood. My next session is booked for June and I plan to have stopped smoking by then so that I can look forward to seeing bright red blood going into the bag!

Am not able to give blood but am VERY grateful to everyone who does as have had a few transfusions in the past & will need more in the future. Being Broken also means I can't donate bone marrow

to all the donors: no need to add to that generosity by flashing, though

Not sure if that would tempt my dh

I'm booked in again for their next session in may.
I would happily donate more often but that's how often they come to town

If only mine were as small and pert .

Due to some very wonderful people giving blood, I was able to have blood transfusions which saved my life when I was suffering from septicaemia.
Of course, this means that I can no longer return the favour. But I think of those strangers often and quietly thank them.

I can't be a bone marrow donor as I have Lupus.

In fact I don't think anyone really wants any bits of me.

But please, do see if you are lucky enough to be able to donate, you will be forever thanked by someone who needed you even though they don't know you.

I think the reason that recipients of blood transfusions can't donate blood, is because we are at increased risk of having caught something nasty from the donated blood we received. Something undetectable, which might not be apparent until much later on in life - like vCJD.

I was told at my place (in Scotland, not sure if it makes a difference) that I had to wait a year after getting my tattoos, unless its changed in the year that I've not been to a shorter time?

Ds will be 5 months on Friday, my appointment will be booked asap after mid May :)

I would if I could (donate, that is), but also in a country where my blood isn't good enough. Although apparently only in the city where I am. The city down the road lets Brits donate. Weird

Tits are freed at any opportunity.

tentativeWhistleblower I'm in England, so it may be different, but here is the page from the NHS blood donorsService

My daughter is keen, but I think you have to be 17, is that still right?

FGS Pidj - 5 months??!!

They don't want my blood cos I'm pregnant, but my tits are quite impressive at the moment!

I think it depends where you are

I'm from N.I, I'm not allowed to give blood until my ds is one.

It's also the same for tattoos and piercings. You have to wait a year.

I know, Pistey, 'tis madness!

I can't give blood because I have no decent veins (it's a heck of a palaver even getting a sample out of me) and because I've had almost a body full in total worth of transfusions after giving birth to each of the boys, for which I'm immensely grateful.

DH has been working on giving it back, but there's not been any sessions anywhere near where he works, for a long time.

A big huge super-massive hug to you all for keeping my lovely gorgeous beautiful Joseph alive.

Saying thank you isn't enough, I know, but thank you.

link to Trazzles' thread and the blood donation pledges

I'm making an appointment for next week if I can.

My next appt is in June. We have nurses who go round asking people if they want to make the next appt while they have their tea & biccies.

I have noticed on the website that they are particularly asking for O Neg and B neg donors now as stocks are low. As I'm O Neg, I can guarantee a phone call every time asking if I want to make an appt if I haven't got one booked.

We also need to convert the youngsters. It seems that numbers of young people making donations is dropping, which needs to change if we want to keep stocks up.

Thankyou from me also, I had abloom transfusion after giving birth to ds1 when I was 16, so I've never been able to give blood.

A blood obviously not a bloom!

I was told at my place (in Scotland, not sure if it makes a difference) that I had to wait a year after getting my tattoos, unless its changed in the year that I've not been to a shorter time?

I think that is right dd was put of getting a tattoo because they said that to her I think she was scared she would be poisoned by the tatt or 'something' so she never got 1. DH got a pin badge recently I am assuming it is because he has been donating for so long

I can't give blood at the mo due to pregnancy. I would go and flash my tits instead, but I think that might reduce rather than increase the number of potential donors. My boobs are not a pretty sight when freed from the confines of a bra!