Showing posts with label Blood Donations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blood Donations. Show all posts
Thursday, 8 August 2024

My years of blood donation posts have done some good

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I have been a blood donor since I turned 16. I had a gap of about eight years when I was often in malaria areas with adventure races, which ...
Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Once-off blood donations are not used (you have to donate again)

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I had been meaning to get to my local blood donor centre for weeks. They're open only on Wednesdays and Fridays. The WCBS Blood Donor Ce...
Thursday, 6 April 2023

My heart rate is always on a go-slow

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Blood donation. 2nd one for this year. Western Cape Blood Service is in need of blood, especially from O blood groups. As an O-negative un...
Friday, 14 October 2022

Back in the blood donation seat

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When I last went to donate blood in March , I had my first vasovagal episode during a donation - and this is after more than 60 donations si...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022

I nearly dropped like a stone

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 I've been a bit behind on my blood donation schedule. The George blood donation centre is open on Wednesdays until late so I headed the...
Thursday, 21 October 2021

Blood donations save lives, BUT

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  Blood donation time again. I'm a bit off schedule but this logs my 3rd for the year (and 3rd for Western Cape Blood Service), maintain...
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Friday, 30 April 2021

Blood Donation #60

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Blood donation #60 in the bag.  My second donation with Western Cape Blood Service at their plush and comfortable donor center in George. My...
Sunday, 21 February 2021

Moving to the Western Cape Blood Service

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On moving to George, I learned that SA National Blood Service (SANBS) doesn't cover the whole of South Africa! The Western Cape Blood Se...
Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Successive blood donations give you a proven track record

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  Blood donation day today. The mobile clinic visits Parys on the second Tuesday of every month and it is always a pleasure to see them.  Do...
Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Donating blood with social distancing for #55

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  Spaced queues, chairs and stretchers at today's monthly mobile blood donor clinic by SANBS in Parys this afternoon.  As always, a good...
Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Mobile blood donor clinic - "Parys never disappoints"

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On the second Tuesday of the month, SANBS visits Parys with their mobile blood donor clinic. The staff always say "Parys never di...
Thursday, 13 September 2018

50th blood donation milestone

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On Tuesday evening, I reached my 50th blood donation milestone. I started donating blood at 16, the age at which people are permittes t...
Tuesday, 10 April 2018

Blood donation - working my way to 50

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Today was my 47th blood donation ; by the end of the year I'll be on 50. As always, my reminder to you that if you donate blood, pl...
Thursday, 15 June 2017

Proud of my blood-donating townsfolk

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I'm really proud of my little town. SANBS comes to Parys on the second Tuesday of every month. Whenever I go (every two or three month...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Back to my blood donation schedule

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In early December I went to donate blood at our regular mobile clinic here in Parys. I was deferred (not allowed to donate) when a drop of m...
Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Blood donation can be competitive

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Here in Parys, the SANBS mobile unit comes on the second Tuesday of every month. Since I've been living out this way, I've been to ...
Thursday, 10 March 2016

Mobile blood donation clinics

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The South African National Blood Service has an amazing network of mobile clinics that cater to schools, universities, large offices and sma...
Thursday, 31 December 2015

Blood donation #41 at my new donor centre

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I've been a bit off kilter with my blood donations but yesterday got in my 3rd for the year at the donor centre in Potchefstroom . My la...
Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Stem cell donation. I'm registered.

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Ultra runner David Barnard is off to run the Atacama staged race with The Sunflower Fund as his beneficiary. David has just sent me an emai...
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Thursday, 6 August 2015

40th Blood Donation

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Yay! A milestone reached; my 40th blood donation. With one of the friendly SANBS sisters and my new, cosy SANBS winter blankie Today a...