dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) (01/27/88)
"The other day I received a letter that said, 'Darling, I
love you and cannot live without you. Marry me or I will
kill myself.' Well, I was a little disturbed at this until
I took another look at the envelope and saw it was addressed
to 'Occupant'."
-- Tom Lehrer
This message is addressed to you *personally*, even though
you think you're reading netnews.
The Red Cross blood donor clinics constantly need blood. We
hear about it when there's a shortage and hospitals have to
start cancelling elective surgery (as happened the other day),
but the need is constant. If you're healthy, >17 and <65, you
can give every three months.
They call it "the gift of life". Even though I'm very busy, and
even though I can value the cost to me of taking an hour off from
working for clients, I make time to give blood regularly.
You should too. The process takes under an hour, is completely
safe, and almost painless. (I've given 31 times.)
No, I don't like having a needle in my arm either. But if I
or my family ever need a blood transfusion, I want to know that
it'll be there for us. And it won't if people don't give.
There are permanent blood donor clinics at the ManuLife Centre
(Bay & Bloor) and the Royal Bank Plaza (Bay & Wellington).
I'd like to make this a co-operative contest. If this posting
prompts you to give blood, let me know. (If it prompts you to
at least consider it, let me know too.) Let's get 30 donations
from Toronto-area netters and make a difference!
David Sherman
947-3466
(P.S. and don't give me that crap about being scared of needles
or scared of the sight of blood. You think I look at it??)
--
{ uunet!mnetor pyramid!utai decvax!utcsri ihnp4!utzoo } !lsuc!davelarry@hcr.UUCP (Larry Philps) (02/01/88)
In article <1988Jan26.120535.2949@lsuc.uucp> dave@lsuc.UUCP writes: >They call it "the gift of life". Even though I'm very busy, and >even though I can value the cost to me of taking an hour off from >working for clients, I make time to give blood regularly. >You should too. The process takes under an hour, is completely >safe, and almost painless. (I've given 31 times.) > >No, I don't like having a needle in my arm either. But if I >or my family ever need a blood transfusion, I want to know that >it'll be there for us. And it won't if people don't give. I totally agree! When I was 17 I was involved in a very serious accident and received 18 (Yes that is 18!) tranfusions over a period of 3 weeks. Without that I would have been DEAD! No question about it. Since then I have, like Dave, taken 1 hour every 3 months to give blood. I have given 29 times so far and will be going again next week. It only hurts a little, it takes less than an hour, and it saves lives. Think about it. --- Larry Philps HCR Corporation 130 Bloor St. West, 10th floor Toronto, Ontario. M5S 1N5 (416) 922-1937 {utzoo,utcsri,decvax,ihnp4}!hcr!larry
gerry@geac.UUCP (Gerry Singleton) (02/02/88)
In article <3084@hcr.UUCP> larry@hcr.UUCP (Larry Philps) writes: | In article <1988Jan26.120535.2949@lsuc.uucp> dave@lsuc.UUCP writes: | >They call it "the gift of life". Even though I'm very busy, and | >even though I can value the cost to me of taking an hour off from | >working for clients, I make time to give blood regularly. | >You should too. The process takes under an hour, is completely | >safe, and almost painless. (I've given 31 times.) | > | >No, I don't like having a needle in my arm either. But if I | >or my family ever need a blood transfusion, I want to know that | >it'll be there for us. And it won't if people don't give. | | I totally agree! When I was 17 I was involved in a very serious | accident and received 18 (Yes that is 18!) tranfusions over a period of | 3 weeks. Without that I would have been DEAD! No question about it. | Since then I have, like Dave, taken 1 hour every 3 months to give | blood. I have given 29 times so far and will be going again next | week. | | It only hurts a little, it takes less than an hour, and it saves lives. | | Think about it. | | --- | Larry Philps HCR Corporation | 130 Bloor St. West, 10th floor Toronto, Ontario. M5S 1N5 | (416) 922-1937 {utzoo,utcsri,decvax,ihnp4}!hcr!larry Gosh guys you've hit a nerve. I used to give regularly but now I'm on medication that's on the Red Cross' verboten list and they won't let me. What can I, and others in the same boat, do to further the cause? Especially to fit the contribution into a busy work schedule. So far all I've discovered is performing attendant duties at a clinic, you know giving juice, escorting donars to the sitting area, et cetera. Neat but they need you for more than an hour. I've also discovered money. The Red Cross uses this to keep the clinics open and other things. This is my current method of assistance. I look upon it as getting blood from a stone. Sorta the same thing, eh? Like Larry, I've personal experience with large blood transfusions. One of my children needed lots during surgery (non-elective). Thank God the blood was there when needed. -- G. Roderick Singleton | "ALL animals are created equal, <gerry@syntron.uucp>, | BUT some animals are MORE or <gerry@geac.uucp>, | equal than others.", warning or <gerry@eclectic.uucp> | from"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) (02/02/88)
In article <2195@geac.UUCP> gerry@geac.UUCP (Gerry Singleton) writes: >What can I, and others in the same boat, do to further the cause? >Especially to fit the contribution into a busy work schedule. Pester your coworkers and net-contacts to give. C'mon people. My last posting only prompted the following donors (some of whom give regularly anyway): John Hogg <hogg@db.toronto.edu> Jean-Francois Lamy <lamy@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu> William J. Rucklidge <wjr@unicus.com> john@geac.UUCP (John Henshaw) Glenn Mackintosh <glenn@godzilla.ele.toronto.edu> Plus 2 who cannot give for medical reasons, and Harald Koch <chk@unicus.com> [gives blood anyway, not due yet] Score: U of T - 3 Everyone else - 3 (including me, I gave again) Does tor.general really have only 10 readers?? David Sherman -- { uunet!mnetor pyramid!utai decvax!utcsri ihnp4!utzoo } !lsuc!dave