I
gave blood twice, but went to the donor centre about 5 times - each time the imbecile with the needle would stick it into my arm, waggle it around until I passed out, then say 'oops, now you've fainted you can't donate', and i'd go home. And bruise like a Glaswegian junkie. luckily I can't donate anymore (due to my work, which involves lovely little bloodborne parasites), but I give blood to the malaria lab in the next building, which is taken by a well trained phlebotomist.
( ascorbate, Thu 7 Aug 2008, 18:11, Reply)