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Donating Blood for Orlando's 53 wounded!
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Donating Blood for Orlando's 53 wounded! It has been 5 years since I last donated blood to the Continental Blood Bank at Broward Blood Bank at 2901 W. Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale FL 33312 Donating Blood. You only received $15.00 but now it gone up to $30.00 and and extra $2.00 if you pump extra! A friend on FB inspired me to do it for the Orlando Fiasco! I used to be on here as Pictureman6911 but ADF rejected me after my Pitt Bull killed a cat and I got 3 yrs and 2 years Probation. Weill my four hired a lawyer and appealed the sentence and I got out after 15 months all charges dropped! So I copied this from blog I did 5 years ago! Posted  ct 28, 2011 4:47 pmLast Updated:May 3, 2012 9:16 pm 7971 Views I went to donate blood for the first time! They asked me all kind of questions like did I have sex with a prositute? Did I have tatoos? etc They took a sample of my blood to see if I had enough iron and to determine my blood type which is A. My girl friend missed by 2 points so she could not donate her blood, I bought her some iron tablets and we have to wait 2 days and eat food that is rich in iron. They will notify me if my blood is infected by HIV or VD which is handy! I am allowed to donate every 2 months, it good way to check for HIV and get an extra $15.00 They paid me in 1 dollar bills! It was not bad you lie in a comfortabe reclining chair and it takes about 20 min, while you pump a ball! The faster you pump the faster the blood flows out of you. How do like this Tatoo? You can donate blood and have a tatoo as I saw several men the the blood bank and they had a tatoo! Have you ever donated blood? If so how much did you get paid and what is your blood type? Hume Home20+ Friend Requests Messages 9 Notifications Account Settings Suggested Groups Michael Young's photo. Trump Friends 7 friends · 132,253 members Join See All Suggested Pages See All Dean, Heckle & Hill Inc. Steve likes this. Like People You May Know See All Richard Quinn 4 mutual friends Add Friend English (US) · Español · Português (Brasil) · Français (France) · Deutsch Privacy · Terms · Advertising · Ad Choices · Cookies · More Facebook © 2017 Hume Hamilton added 2 new photos. December 22, 2016 · Pompano Beach, FL · Four Benefits of Giving Blood Someone in the US needs blood every two seconds,2 so if you’re up for doing a good deed, donating blood is a phenomenal choice. More than 41,000 blood donations are needed each day, and because blood cannot be manufactured, the only way to supply this need is via generous blood donors. It’s certainly an altruistic act… but it’s also one that offers important yet little-discussed benefits. 1. Balance Iron Levels in Your Blood In my view, this is clearly the most important reason. For each unit of blood donated, you lose about one-quarter of a gram of iron. You may at first think this is a bad thing, since too little iron may lead to fatigue, decreased immunity, or iron-deficiency anemia, which can be serious if left untreated. This is common in and premenopausal women. But what many people fail to realize is that too much iron can be worse, and is actually far more common than iron deficiency (especially in men and postmenopausal women). So for many, the fact that donating blood helps to rid your body of excess iron is one of the greatest benefits it offers. It has been long known that menstruating women have fewer heart attacks. This was previously thought to be due to hormones but is now thought to be due to lower iron levels. Similar to premenopausal women, blood donors have been found to be 88 percent less likely to suffer from a heart attack,3 and this is thought to be due to its effects on iron levels. Researchers explained: “Because high body iron stores have been suggested as a risk factor for acute myocardial infarction, of blood could theoretically reduce the risk by lowering body iron stores.” Interestingly, in a study published in the April 2013 issue of American Journal of Public Health,4 researchers found that statin cholesterol-lowering drugs improved cardiovascular outcomes at least partially by countering the pro-inflammatory effects of excess iron stores. In this study, the improved outcomes were associated with lower ferritin (iron) levels but not with “improved” lipid status. Researchers concluded iron reduction might be a safe and low-cost alternative to statins, and according to logic this means that donating your blood, which reduces iron, could potentially help too. 2. Better Blood Flow Do you know what a high-sugar diet, smoking, radio frequencies, and other toxic electromagnetic forces, emotional stress, anxiety, high cholesterol, and high uric acid levels do to your blood? All of these make your blood hypercoagulable, meaning it makes it thick and slow moving, which increases your risk of having a blood clot or stroke. Hypercoagulable blood contributes to inflammation, because when your blood does not flow well, oxygen can't get to your tissues. For example, early (and some current) birth control pills were notorious for causing heart attacks in women. One of the mechanisms that cause this increased risk is that synthetic estrogens and progesterones increase blood viscosity. Repeated blood donations may help your blood to flow better, possibly helping to limit damage to the lining of your blood vessels, which should result in fewer arterial blockages. (Grounding can also help to thin dangerously thick blood.) Phillip DeChristopher, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Loyola University Health System blood bank, told TIME:5 “What is clear is that blood donors seem to not be hospitalized so often and if they are, they have shorter lengths of stay… And they’re less likely to get heart attacks, strokes, and cancers.” 3. You Get a Mini Physical Every blood donor gets a “mini physical” prior to . Your temperature will be checked along with your blood pressure, pulse, and hemoglobin. Your blood will also be tested for 13 infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis B and C, West Nile Virus, and syphilis. Donating blood is certainly not a replacement for medical care, but it does give you a (free) glimpse into your health (as well as notice if you’ve been exposed to an infectious disease without knowing). 4. A Longer Life People who volunteer for altruistic reasons, i.e. to help others rather than themselves, appear to live longer than those who volunteer for more self-centered reasons. Altruistic volunteers enjoyed a significantly reduced risk of mortality four years later according to one study,6 with the study’s lead     |
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AnnaStar09, Thank you for your comment! That is very nice of you donate blood but surely you can find a Blood Bank in a big city like Houston that will pay for your blood? Google it!
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I have also read donating blood rejuvenates it. After losing 1 pint of blood your body makes new blood which in riches your stale blood and is good for your heart!
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Thanks SandraD for the comment! That was great of you to donate Blood! I have relatives that live in Buford and Atlanta is that close to where you live?
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I noticed that I lost a about 4 lbs from donating a pint of whole blood!
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Went back recently to donate blood but Because of the Hurricane I was a week late and did not get my bonus!
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Remember in the old days the standard treatment for ailment was to bleed a person! Maybe they were on to something? I know it freshens your blood and makes it slippery!
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Just went day before yesterday see new picture! Hey if any you girls that live with in 25 miles of me I will give you a ride plus I will get a bonus! My next time to donate will Aug 2, 2017 Hume my last name is on a 10 dollar bill!
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