National Blood Donor Week is a chance to say thank you and consider donation
Who needs donor blood?
About 1.5 million donations are made each year. Most of the blood is needed to help people with medical conditions, that require blood products regularly. These include cancer and blood diseases.
Who can donate blood?
Healthy adults between 18 to 75 years of age can donate every 12 weeks, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria. Check your eligibility with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
Donating is rewarding
When you donate blood, you will give approximately 470ml of blood. The process takes about 10 minutes and you need to allow an hour from start to finish. You will be given a snack and drink afterwards. I personally feel rewarded once I receive a text from Lifeblood to let me know where my blood is headed to be used for patients.
