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I’m going to go against the grain and encourage people to give blood if you are able to. I’m past the 5 gallon mark of donated blood products through the Red Cross even though I have the most common blood type. My blood is cmv negative so despite it being common it can be given to newborns so it definitely worth it.

Do the phone calls get a little irritating? Yeah maybe. But if I had a choice between being called about my car’s extended warranty and the need to donate blood because there’s a constant shortage I know which call I’d prefer. That said, in all my interactions with the Red Cross over the phone, they have always been happy to take one off the call list.

All of that said, go give blood if you are able. You can quite literally save a life! And let’s be honest, you probably don’t need all of yours right now so why not share?

I also want to address the elephant in the room that is not everyone is able to give blood or has a lifestyle that the Red Cross precludes from giving blood. I personally think it’s time that the Red Cross updates their policies to reflect modern medical findings but I will also admit to not being a scientist or medical professional to make a judgement call. I wish they would look into it at least.

But seriously, go give blood if you can.

Try working in healthcare. Awful hard to say no when you have to face them across the lunchroom table every day...

I used to donate every 2 months, stopped because I have high blood pressure and no healthcare so can't really take care of it.

they were calling me every week guilt tripping for me to give more blood, they are relentless.

I tried donating blood once and never again. They ask way too many questions... "whose blood is this?" "where did you get it?" "why is it in buckets?" blah blah blah

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I've donated blood twice. If that's all there was to it, I'd do it more

But the incessant calling. I remember it being once or twice a month I'd pick up and it'd be somebody trying to guilt trip me into donating blood

Like I'd love to do it, but only when I'm free and when I want to. Pushing me to do it just made me block the number and never donate since then

I say block, because telling them to stop doesn't stop them from doing anything

Right, but when you stop being polite and just bite them in the neck they get angry…

I gave blood a couple times in an area outside my own. They harassed me for years after that. I kept explaining that I wasn't in their area and it wouldn't be possible.

I do have that sweet O type (positive not negative, but still).

My twin had to tell them to stop calling because universal donor it was just so so often, even when twin was too low iron they still called.

Last time i donated blood, the untrained "phlebotomist" collapsed my vein by trying to force the blood to flow with these roller things on the IV tube. I had literal black and blue bruises for months. and they kept asking me for more...

I tried to donate/sell plasma, but they wouldn't let me! Just because I've had "cancer", and would "infect" other "healthy" "people".

Pssshhhhh!!!!!

Suck me out, and pay me, dammit!

I vont to suck your blood! blegh!

Take all you want!

...for a blowjob.

Like, how bad do you want that kid to survive, eh?