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I give blood regularly. In the Las Vegas valley we have a real shortage because the second biggest industry here is retirement and with that comes all sorts of medical problems with the elder set which has really taxed the supply here. Only about 1% of the population donates...hard to believe with a 2M+ population they're having to import!
I'm an O-neg (universal type) and lacking a certain antigen.....guess I skipped getting that bug as a kid. On top of that, I've not been pregnant and so my blood can be used for both sexes. (There's your science factoid for the day: If you've given birth, female donated blood put into men causes all sorts of complications). It's kinda nice to think that my blood is used on newborns, cancer folks and burn victims...or whoever else may need it. Of course, the flip side is that if I ever need a blood product, I may be up the creek. I can set my clock by how regularly the call comes in at donor date. Nice, too, that they give all sorts of goodies -- food, theater tickets -- for donating. I joke that if they ever get a mani/pedi coupon, they'd have folks lined up out the door.
I haven't done platelets. The *vampires* have never suggested it.... although they sure would like me to give a double! I decline as that leaves me feeling rather, er, drained for several days afterwards.
Thank you, Sunny, for donating!
..............................I am 99.8% sure the pictured chick is a cockerel. 
