I am a registered bone marrow donor, but Blood Source, my local blood bank, will not take my blood. The reason they gave me was that I lived in England in the late 80's...MAD COW ...I told them that that was silly as it has been 20 years and I am... Read 

I started giving blood about 10 years ago. Now I try to never miss a time when I hear how much the blood I give can save lives. Usually I get a card reminding me, but if not, I always give at the BloodMobile located at most retail stores. The thanks... Read 

A while back, while dealing with another blood donation group, I was told my blood had an unusual but very needed component in it. It's called CMV-. In adults it's no worries, but if CMV+ is given to real young babies, it's harmful. And CMV-... Read 

For many years I donated blood annually. And then, 5 years ago I had open heart bypass surgery. Several months later, I went to the local hospital to donate but they rejected me due to the major surgery. This was the actual explanation given to me. I... Read 

We started giving blood in 1970 when the Navy gave us a day off for donation and have been giving every since where ever we lived. Some of it is recorded, but much of it isn't, so we don't really have a total, but that's not the point -saving lives... Read