Do you donate blood and what got you started?

I firs donate blood after listening to a blood drive campaign at my collage. Then I donate every 2-3 months or so due to feeling it is a good thing to do. I did donate blood when friends and colleague ask me for some blood for their family member, I did once donate for my boss father that went in for surgery. Now I am unable to donate anymore after the doctors told me not to due to being a type 2 diabetic on daily pills. I wish I can donate blood again. I now there is some one out there that need my blood.

I would absolutely love to donate blood but I can't. I went to donate blood this previously year and got told that my veins are too small and wouldn't be able to resist the pressure and the needle to donate blood. They said if I wanted to I could try drinking a ton of water the day before and see if it helps but I already was doing that since I drink a ton on a normal basis anyways and so I'm one of those people that just can't. If I could I would because I know that I can live without that blood that I'm donating and that it is going to save someone's life that needs it. But why I decided to? It was a friend that was doing it for a business fraternity as a community service thing since we have blood drives all the time at my college and she asked if I would go along since she didn't want to go by herself.

Hello PSmith. I have been thinking of donating blood for years, but as I have been afraid of being injected and seeing blood, I have not made it so far. I think that it is a good idea for us to donate some blood to help those that need it. If we donate blood, it is for free, but it is also good that if one of our family members happens to use blood for the saving of their life, it is also free without having to pay for it because of our having donated some blood. Here in China, in quite a few cities, you can see some stationed buses on a certain part of the downtown for people who would like to donate some blood for free. Hope some day I will be brave enough for this to make some contribution of mine to other people. Take care, PSmith.

I use to donate blood on a regular basis. What got me started? I belong in a family full of nurses - so they always talk about the bloody need. No pun intended. Anyways, then I went away to college, very far far away from home. Then at school, they have these blood banks every quarter. So I decided to donate at the point because it reminded me of my family. But shhhhh, they don't know about this so don't tell them. Anyway, post college - I moved back home. And still kept at donating blood. About 8 months ago, my dad was diagnosed with cancer and had a section of his colon removed. My other asked me to avoid donating blood for now just in case dad needs it. At this point, dad has gone through chemo successfully. Once he's truly out of the woods for sure, I'll be going back to the local blood bank to donate. Plus those shirts that they give away - I usually get a size or two bigger and use them as night-shirts. They're so comfortable!! Hehehehe..

I have been denied donating blood, because I weigh 110 lbs. They told me I need to gain weight to give, but I'm very comfortable with my weight. I wish the rules could be changed. I used to give back in 1985 when I weighed 20 lbs. more, and I gave blood then because the Naval Base I was stationed at needed blood.

I did not do any blood donation yet but I think it is a great way of helping ppl especially if you have a rare blood type. thx

I started donating about 5 years ago. I stopped donating after a couple of times and then started back last year. I donate regularly now. The mobile bus is always out somewhere where I live so it is really convienent.