I was turned away for suffering from hay fever!
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I was turned away for suffering from hay fever!
sneeze with one of those things in your arm and things could get messy
Years ago I tried to give, and was rejected for being on an antidepressant. I tried again years later when I wasn't on anything except blood pressure pills, and was rejected again.
And yet I see all these drunks and drug users selling their plasma as often as they're allowed to, to support their habits.
I don't get it.
And yet I see all these drunks and drug users selling their plasma as often as they're allowed to, to support their habits.
I don't get it.
This question has always lingered in my mind, and I feel I have to ask... Does it hurt to donate blood? I´m afraid of needles, and I want to donate blood when I get older, so I really want to know.
For me, it's not completely painless, I mean, you can feel it pricking your skin, but it's a VERY tolerable type of pain. It only hurts the tiniest bit, and it's only on the surface of your skin that you feel it. The first second hurts the most, but still not that much, and the initial pain is gone right away. I'd say, on the whole, it's about as painful as a paper cut, and it doesn't last nearly as long.
I think I'll have to give it. Why not? It comes back..although my blood gland might not be working well, heh.
Lol!!!
Oh yeah, and just another somewhat interesting fact: my blood is O-, meaning that everyone and anyone can take it. When the nurse was finished asking me the routine questions, she looked at me so seriously, and asked me if I realised that I have "special" blood. It felt like I had some sort of destiny or something! Very cool.
Ugh...
I gave blood for the first time in May, and I don't see why so many people refuse to donate. I mean, it SAVES people. I remember around the time that I gave blood I read that George Wallace had needed a blood transfusion when he got shot.
So I was thinking, "you too may help save the life of a segregationist Alabama governor who then turns around and decides not to be segregationist anymore." And that felt good.
I gave blood for the first time in May, and I don't see why so many people refuse to donate. I mean, it SAVES people. I remember around the time that I gave blood I read that George Wallace had needed a blood transfusion when he got shot.
So I was thinking, "you too may help save the life of a segregationist Alabama governor who then turns around and decides not to be segregationist anymore." And that felt good.
I wouldn't say that ignorance is bliss, because I think you need a lot more than just ignorance in order to achieve true bliss, but ignorance is certainly comfortable.
You're right, the saying is more correct as "ignorance is comfortable", but it's more catchy with a single-syllable "bliss", I guess!
I suppose there's just some sort of balance that we all have to find, between doing what's right for others, and doing what's right for ourselves. I like to think that they usually go hand in hand, but unfortunately, I guess there are exceptions.
Yup, it's a struggle to know the difference and treat them accordingly. The strongest and the most selfless of us all will eventually figure it out.
i cant even gove blood....lived over seas, then moved back to the states like over 10 yrs ago and still a no go