Right, you bloody lovely bunch, over here please for Norksy's annual resolution suggestion

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If you have not made a resolution, may I respectfully suggest that you totter down to the blood bank just ONCE in 2015 and help save someone's life?
It doesn't hurt, they give you biscuits and they have lovely swingy chairs that turn you upside down if you go a bit woozy.
Plus you come out walking about 2feet off the ground because you have done something AMAZING

This is in honour of Joe Trazzletoes who is an inspiration to us all.

Bloody happy new year to you all

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you gave blood before 1066? just how old are you exactly Highlander?

It's a bit late now, however, for next year, its particularly important to go in December if your slot falls then as lots of people don't attend because of colds/flu, Christmas shopping etc. January/February also important for the colds/flu reason.

I'm the only one in my immediate family who can donate, but I'm sure dd will join me when she's old enough. When she was a toddler she used to stand and hold my hand all the way through and watch the staff very carefully, it was adorable. Now she's more concerned about whether she'll be offered a club biscuit or not.

My last year's resolution was to sign up to organ and bone marrow donation. > Which I did. Too easy to let it slip too many years. And giving blood in a couple of weeks!

Great OP, reminds me to try again this year in the hope that my iron levels will have perked up a year after abandoning vegetarianism!

I'm trying to arrange from there to be a donation session day thing at work soon. Will that make up for me not being able to donate stupid lithium

I'm on my 12th donation next time, I think I started years ago and gave up when I had IVF, but recently started again when I discovered a friend would have died without blood transfusion after childbirth. And my mum needs regular transfusions now too.

I always have 2 packs of biccies afterwards is that really bad??

Someone else may have already shared the link my.blood.co.uk but if not here it is.
It's dead easy to register.
I'm booked in for my first session on Tuesday.

After a huuuuge gap when they didn't want my blood, I can now donate again. I am happy. So I too will be making my 12th donation next time.

I have an appointment in April (8th donation I think), but I made my 1st appointment following a thread like this several years ago. Now trying to persuade DH to go too.

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mandy. Oh my goodness!
What a wonderful, wonderful post, and thank you for sharing the pictures.

THAT up there those little scraps of life! those husbands! those fathers! those lovely Mumsnetters, all here today because someone did something amazing.

Bloody brilliant!

Yes, it was Joe Trazzletoes that started me doing this...I need to nag his mum to come over and give us a boost :)

Oh lovely Norks. Thank you. And thank you all donors.

You've reminded me I need to reschedule my appointment. I'm nervous but need to remind myself how important it is.
Will see if I can dig out a pic of Super Joe who wouldn't be alive without donations of blood and platelets.

Here he is.

how old is he now trazzles ?
I remember reading about him last year (year before) as he was getting better.
big higs to you & Super Joe!

*hugs

I'm fresh out of higs!

He's 5

Hooray! There's the man!

Now who could ever look at that face and not want to call the blood bods and give them a pint of your finest?

bump, for Joe and all his little friends

Gave blood yesterday. Lovely biccies!!

Bump!!

Thank you to everyone who donates - I couldn't do my job without you! Got through bags & bags of the red stuff last night.

I used to donate but since receiving blood at the time of my son's birth I'm no longer allowed to donate. (I try not to dwell on the worrying rule!)

My DH and MIL give though, but my parents are unable to due to medical conditions.

This is a good reminder for me- I gave loads in early adulthood (apart from the occasional turnaway for my feeble blood) but have been professionally back and forth to malaria endemic areas for work ever since so have hardly ever had a clear 3 month window (I've also had malaria which used to rule you out, but they've changed that, I believe). But I'm just back from maternity leave and haven't been anywhere for ages so am going to book in for next week. Hooray!
My mum had a massive PPH with me and almost died, and my cousin had 2, and both had donor blood. So thanks all.
I have been working on DP for this for ages, but he quite often faints during really minor medical stuff (like having his BP done...) so I don't think I will get him to do it. But he is on the organ donor register now.

It's a shame I can no longer give as every phlebotomist I've encountered has remarked on my beautiful veins and I had a fast flow too so it was always over quickly!