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I've loaned the blood service about 100 pints, they are free to use on the condition if I should need it I want it back, but being O+ that shouldn't be a problem.
Being a diabetic I can't give blood anymore but would if I could. I don't carry a card, but have contact details on an pendent around my neck, my wife and boys know my wishes, not much of any uses these days, their welcome to anything they can use. Cheers Mark.
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I have always been on the organ donor register (although this thread just reminded me to update my details). The way I see it they're no use to me when I'm gone!
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I finally finished marking 269 exam scripts and found the time to
sign up as a donor (using the link provided by Iansv). But one thing leads to another and I decided that making a new will would also be a good idea. Does anyone have experience of using the following sites www.easierwills.co.uk (£59.99 for a pair of mirror wills) www.tenminutewill.co.uk (£49.95 for a pair of mirror wills) www.do-it-yourself-wills.co.uk (£17.50 for a pair of mirror wills) for making wills online? Is it a good idea to make a will online? |
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It is good you are thinking of your will, and I would encourage all forum members to make one. Sadly biking can be a dangerous hobby with the increasing amount of numpties on the road. (Are they lowering driving test standards to co-incide with the rubbish that constitutes an A level?) and therefore we are slightly more at risk of a premature death than Joe Public.
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My wife and I did our current wills in 1995 paying around £50 for
the pair. The solicitor was also very helpful but, at the same time, left me with the firm impression that will writing is quite straightforward and mechanical unless you have special circumstances and special requests. Even then in 1995 before calling a solicitor I made an attempt at writing a will myself but the software that I downloaded simply didn't work. Opinion about wills seems to be very much divided. The other day a colleague asked me to witness a will; that particular will was produced by a solicitor but this was understandable as it contained an unusual clause. But when I started asking around I discovered that another colleague had bought a Do It Yourself will writing manual from W.H.Smith the very same day. It is not really clear what is the optimal route. If I were convinced that the service provided by a flesh and blood solicitor is really more reliable and superior than that provided by an internet based company I would be happy to pay the extra but I don't have enough information to decide whether it is. |
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Just so you all know, if you carry a donor card they can't use your body for medical science
The donor card only authorizes the use of your rogans and body for transplant. You have to sign up to a list for donating your body to medical science, which is unrelated to the organ donor register. So please, all sign up. |
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Just thought I'd bring this one to the top again as I've been asked to donate blood again. Now seem to be donating 4/5 times a year and they just can't get enough of the stuff.
Need more volunteers .................... |
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What I find interesting is the change in attitutude of my missus. For years she objected to me being an organ donor. Although she had agreed to stand by my wishes. Now that she is comming nearer to having to have a liver transplant herself she now thinks that you should automatically be a donor and have to opt out.
Strange how attitude change.
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I don't have a donor card and don't intend on getting one. Don't know why though
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I used to give blood at work, until they made it extra difficult to do, by having a weird appointment system that was seemingly impossible to book a place on... and drastically cut the number of times they came into work
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