Summer blood challenge..

So has it started yet? Or do we wait until Dec 1st to start bleeding for
"the cause"?? The cops won in Wollongong last year, and I'm not keen to
see the dirty buggers win again. I'm due to donate a unit of O-neg, but
I'll put it off for a few weeks until the challenge is on if needed.

Anyone know?

--James
ZZR250==>ZX9R
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<mdorman> I'm a gnus person myself. It's an editor! It's a floorwax!
It's a dessert topping!

 

Doesn't the blood challenge run for at least the minimum length of time the BB
prescribe between donations? So if this donation doesn't fall within the
challenge period, the next one will. The challenge is a by-product of blood
donation, not the other way round, it is supposed to encourage more donations
from people who don't make regular blood donations, not cause regular donors
to make fewer donations !!

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

But if you get a donation in the first week or two of the challenge you can
squeeze (no pun intended) 3 donations into the challenge period. If you go
early, you'll only get two in before the challenge is over.

BTW, for the record, I regularly get speshul calls from the red cross coz
they're always running short on O-neg (universal donor). I bleed more than
most as it is, and I don't like blood - especially my own!

--James
ZZR250==>ZX9R
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"Centurion" wrote

If you're a plasmapheresis or trima donor you can get in seven
donations during the challenge.

Theo

 

Or donate plasma and get 4 donations in.

Hammo

 

This brings me to an interesting paradox, I am a motorcyclist and a law
man... what should I write my blood group down as

oh the pain..

Madbiker
99 VTR250

 

Hang out the extra 2 weeks - it starts Dec 1 here in NSW

JL

 

Yah I'm O-neg too, and they always seem to ring up to remind me 'not to
forget that the fortnightly donation night is coming up'.

The trouble is the local red cross people have absolutely no idea what this
challenge is (I've asked).

Are any of the Melbourne people looking to do a group run to one of the
Melbourne blood banks?


Geoff and Jodie