I've always felt that being able to help someone by donating blood (or organs for that matter) is one of the really amazing things about modern technology. Being able to actually save somebodys life that way is almost miraculous to me. (Anyone else see the movie "Jesus of Montreal"? Maybe had a diff title)

Anyway, the blood donor people don't want me because when I was 4 I spent more than one year in Africa, in Tanzania. I am now 37. The only disease I know of that can lie latent for more than 30 years is syphilis, and needless to say I didn't contract that at the age of 4.

Do I sound bitter? Well, I am! This is one thing I'd really like to do and it bugs me that I can't.

I carry an organ donor card though.