Give Blood. It may save a life...YOURS!
#587
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 2002
Location: YEG
Programs: HH Silver
Posts: 56,417
I donated for the first time yesterday and it was very painless and took barely 40 minutes start to finish. I'll make a point to do it more regularly in future now I've created an online account and will receive a donor card soon by mail.
#588
Moderator: Smoking Lounge; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: Lifetime (for now) Gold MM, HH Gold, Giving Tootsie Pops to UA employees, & a retired hockey goalie
Posts: 28,867
Donating blood as we speak
Pint #: 99
BP: 120/80
Pulse: 72
Blood Type: Red
Pint #: 99
BP: 120/80
Pulse: 72
Blood Type: Red
#592
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: HKG SZX
Programs: CX MPC GO, IHG, OZ, NH (no longer UA MP*G thanks to SMJ)(no longer A3 *G due to COVID))
Posts: 617
(Should have posted this much earlier)
In Hong Kong blood collection service is centralised and donors can walk in any donation center when fit to do so.
I always do whole blood donation as apheresis donation can only be conducted in one specialist donation centre which is far from where I work/live.
My membership was upgraded to a higher tier last year. Anybody cares for a status challenge ?
In Hong Kong blood collection service is centralised and donors can walk in any donation center when fit to do so.
I always do whole blood donation as apheresis donation can only be conducted in one specialist donation centre which is far from where I work/live.
My membership was upgraded to a higher tier last year. Anybody cares for a status challenge ?
#593
Moderator: Smoking Lounge; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: Lifetime (for now) Gold MM, HH Gold, Giving Tootsie Pops to UA employees, & a retired hockey goalie
Posts: 28,867
Donating blood as we speak
Pint #: 100
BP: 118/70
Pulse: 68
Blood Type: Red
Pint #: 100
BP: 118/70
Pulse: 68
Blood Type: Red
#596
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: HKG SZX
Programs: CX MPC GO, IHG, OZ, NH (no longer UA MP*G thanks to SMJ)(no longer A3 *G due to COVID))
Posts: 617
[In FT language] My 29th whole blood donation requalified "frequent donor scheme" in Hong Kong.
(3 donations a year for male).
Last edited by royng; May 16, 2018 at 10:00 am
#597
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: None any more
Posts: 11,017
Which is great, and I would love to donate blood in HK as I did in the UK until I immigrated here 18 years ago.
Sadly, Hong Kong refuses to take blood from anyone who has spent much time in the UK or Europe in the past, so I can't. :-(
Sadly, Hong Kong refuses to take blood from anyone who has spent much time in the UK or Europe in the past, so I can't. :-(
#599
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,410
Thank you for the reminder! I had previously hit my plasma loss limit (in the US, there's rolling one year limit), so I was told to take a few weeks off. But I think I'm in the clear again. Time to donate some more snot (aka platelets)!
#600
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
This thread is all about FlyerTalkers donating blood products.
We will leave rating or vetting organizations or donees to individual members due diligence, as that is not within the scope.
Thank you for your understanding,
/JDiver, Co-Moderator
We will leave rating or vetting organizations or donees to individual members due diligence, as that is not within the scope.
Thank you for your understanding,
/JDiver, Co-Moderator