h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

To read something like this.

Yes, I now I have participated in your thread, B'El.. I just wish I could actually donate blood too..

Yay! To SWL!

.. The Hogster also donated blood this week, as well as supplying us with a wonder poem


lil xx

Thanks for that, lil.

With my current low blood pressure, I guess I was a bit too optimistic about donating blood myself, it's just not meant for some of us.

You at least know you 'tried'

Yes, I know. It doesn't help anybody, though.

You helped the person who received SWL's blood

Oh, I'm sure it's still on stock somewhere, I think there's a certain waiting period to consider before it goes to a person in need.
But yes, I'm quite pleased he actually went and donated blood.

Wish I could find someone to donate blood for me... I think there's a bit of a family history of dodgy haemoglobin - nothing that has any day to day effect, but that tends to leave me unconscious when I lose too much of the red stuff (I once had some minor dental surgery, losing a fair bit of blood in the process, and shortly afterwards collapsed and hit my head on a wall, nearly undoing all the dentist's good work )

Mind you, my girlfriend is O Rh-, so her blood is far more important than my 'common as muck' A+

Well, it depends on where you live, apparently. In Polynesia about 70% of the peole are 0, whereas in Europe it's *only* 43% and A is 46%. You're right about the Rh - though, that's only 15% world wide, which is why I really would like to donate blood, but alas, it doesn't look as if this is ever going to happen.