Comments on: Blood in the path of service http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/ Travelling Light Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Wendi Momen http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Wendi Momen Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:49:58 +0000 http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/#comment-64 No time like the present to see if you can donate! No time like the present to see if you can donate!

]]> By: Thelma http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Thelma Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:14:50 +0000 http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/#comment-63 Blood donating ... reminds me of the time, a few years ago now, when the 4 of us (R, T, S & S) were passing by Leatherhead Village Hall and saw a notice outside about wanting blood donors and inviting people to stop by and give blood. What a good idea, we all thought! They were just about to close the session (it was just before lunch) but on seeing 4 willing donors all at once, they invited us in and set to to take our blood. Then they asked us some questions just to see if there were any reasons why we might not be able to do so. They asked us our ages and found out that Ron was too old to give blood (over 60 at the time), Simon had suffered from hepatitis while we were in Nepal and therefore couldn't do so, Suzanne had recently been to Mexico on her travels and was at risk for some reason, and I hadn't had breakfast that day (another good reason apparently not to give blood). It was very embarrassing! We slunk out and have never been back! Blood donating … reminds me of the time, a few years ago now, when the 4 of us (R, T, S & S) were passing by Leatherhead Village Hall and saw a notice
outside about wanting blood donors and inviting people to stop by and give blood.
What a good idea, we all thought! They were just about to close the session (it was just before lunch) but on seeing 4 willing donors all at once, they invited us in and set to to take our blood. Then they asked us some questions just to see if there were any reasons why we might not be able to do so. They asked us our ages and found out that Ron was too old to give blood (over 60 at the time),
Simon had suffered from hepatitis while we were in Nepal and therefore couldn’t do so, Suzanne had recently been to Mexico on her travels and was at risk for some reason, and I hadn’t had breakfast that day (another good reason apparently not to give blood). It was very embarrassing! We slunk out and have never been back!

]]> By: Barney http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Barney Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:05:57 +0000 http://wendimomen.com/2007/08/20/blood-in-the-path-of-service/#comment-62 I'm ashamed to say that it is many years since I gave blood. In fact, I haven't thought about for years. I haven't seen a mobile unit in a long time. Oh well, perhaps I should get onto the National Blood Service's website and find out when they are doing donor sessions in my neighbourhood. I’m ashamed to say that it is many years since I gave blood. In fact, I haven’t thought about for years. I haven’t seen a mobile unit in a long time.

Oh well, perhaps I should get onto the National Blood Service’s website and find out when they are doing donor sessions in my neighbourhood.

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