Been to the blood bank yesterday to donate blood. Quick test showed I could not donate this time. Iron was at 134 but must be 135 or above to donate. It’s probably due to surgery I had last month, and now i’ve been advised to wait 6 months. Somehow It makes me feel a bit sad and guilty.
thnx! you made me think, and you are right. I looked it up, only 3% of Sweden’s adult population donates at least once a year. I don’t know any other donors among family and friends and I do talk about it frequently (I’m proud to donate because i’m real scared of needles. My family jokes I can faint on the picture of one. Even my wife thought I would not even make it to the door the first time, and true, I almost fled from that chair )
3% every year sounds high! I used to donate 3-4 times a year but then had kids and always seem to have some cold or flu. I kept getting screened out, and only do it once every few years at the moment when stars align. I hope to get back to donating regularly when I can.