> I always encourage people to try giving blood. The thing to realize is that not everyone will be able to for various reasons.

I've wanted to give blood for a while, but all the info I've read says there're certain age restrictions - I think it's 17 or 18. Anyway, older than I am. But as soon as I'm old enough, I'm going to give blood. I will say that I meet the apparent weight limit (and calm my wounded ego by saying barely). I do have friends who can't give blood for one reason or another - diabetes, for example. I think my brother's given blood... there's no way I could watch the blood. Ick. As long as they don't squeeze your finger the way they do when they take blood sampels at the docotrs... THAT hurts.

Ki"wants to give blood!!!"ki