Give blood - without expecting anything in return
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extracted from ST forums.
I REFER to the letter, 'Revive medical benefits for regular blood donors' (ST, Nov 15).
I am a champion blood donor. I always consider blood donation as the greatest gift one can bestow on unknown others. I never donated blood expecting anything in return.
For the record, I also donated my body for medical purposes as early as 1976, when I was young, at my creative best and in good physical health. This was reported on the front page of the venerable paper Streats on Jan 24, 2003.
I always carry my body-donation card on my person wherever I go, even now when I am in Canberra on a project.
As a Buddhist, I remember Lord Buddha exhorting:
'This body of flesh and blood I bear
'All for the world's good and welfare...'
Our reason for donating blood should always be to make a gift of liquid love, expecting no returns whatsoever.
Ananda Perera -
bravo.
a pity my blood is undesirable!
im not allowed to donate blood........ -
i see no harm giving benefits to people who donate blood.
there are lots of poor people. they can donate blood and get something in return. those who doesnt need the benefits can donate it to charity. -
Wow! A walking lab rat and blood bank combined into one. My hats off to the writer.
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i'm due for my blood donation liao,but lazy to go to the center..nvm next month they coming to my sch again..
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I not so noble
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is humji..Originally posted by The man who was death:I not so noble -
i was rejected too. i guess it means my organs are low quality too.
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everytime i wanna go, a few days before the day, something happens which makes me have to swallow some kinda medication...
maybe in Dec, i can actually go again
but would like to start regular donations again..
coz blood type XO is kinda rare these days
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NYP is having blood donations in December. Feel free to come down!
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ahh.. but NUH is so much nearer
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haha, go where you like.. its the act that counts.
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well, i hope they have drives around my area.. hopefully, i don't need to consume any medication leading up to when i'm free to go
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they'll be coming to ngee ann and singapore poly too in dec..Originally posted by the Bear:well, i hope they have drives around my area.. hopefully, i don't need to consume any medication leading up to when i'm free to go -
got free milo rite?
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I give when there is a genine appeal by someone I know directly.
Others...u know lah. Your blood actualy goes to their bank and the earliest one goes to your intended receipient. -
and khong guan biscuits..those that come to the school still got goody bag..as well as a cute smiley bandage..Originally posted by FireIce:got free milo rite? -
according to friends who are older than me, a long LONG time ago, they gave you Guinness Stout
usually i try to walk off but the orderlies tell me cannot just go off.. must rest or something.. but i don't feel any different after giving blood.. -
actually i feel that the least they can do is give that person and maybe immediate family priority for blood if they need it, but of course got timelimt bah
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Originally posted by The man who was death:I not so noble
the blood bank take our blood for free, but patients who need blood has to buy it at $500 per 500ml... Not fair to them... -
what is the cost of keeping the blood, transporting it, making it safe for use, tests, anticoagulant, and all that?
it ain't free.. -
hmmm...it is time again for the period of the month for me.
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if you complain they will take their template and reply "this and that is subsidize or we are not charity blah blah blah"Originally posted by mach10:
the blood bank take our blood for free, but patients who need blood has to buy it at $500 per 500ml... Not fair to them... -
For what reason will they reject one as a donor? Is there any mininum requirement on weight or blood pressure before one can donate (e.g. some women tend to have low bp - what if donate liao feel more faint
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low quality blood is what i was told.