I wish I could donate blood. I tried in HS during a blood drive at our school and they couldn't get any blood out. They beat the hell out of my arm in the process too. Same thing when I tried in my late 20's when I lived in PA (it's a ***** getting a IV started on me, too). I *almost* gave up after that but then decided to give it a shot shortly after moving here to OR.

Apparently, in Oregon, you cannot give blood if you or your sexual partner has ever used anabolic steroids even if the steroids were not by transfusion. Huh? My husband used anabolic steroids over 20 years ago (under a doctors supervision and orally) and yet, because we've had sex within the past year, I can't give blood. Makes a ton of sense, right?

Good for those of you who do. I think it's a very important cause!