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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
My boyfriend is O-negative, so he tries to donate as much as possible. He has blood banks calling him ALL THE TIME, though.
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I am, too. I get emails, postcards, and phone messages before every drive. The nice this is, they have O only drives now, so I like getting a heads up because there's never a wait at those. Another cool thing is that they now tell you where your blood went. I got an email that told me my last donation went to the hospital in Gaylord, Michigan.
There was a first timer on the table next to me, and he was not doing well. That's the first time I've ever seen that. My grandma volunteered at the blood drives and had pins for all the gallons she'd donated over the years. There used to be an age limit, and she was VERY disappointed when she couldn't donate any more. Whenever I donate, I think of her.