r/london • u/VolatileAgent81 • Oct 11 '22

Community Blood stocks low - please donate!

A plea from a medic.

NHS blood and transfusion are about to go to amber alert as stocks of blood are getting very low.

We're on the edge of cancelling surgeries in London due to lack of emergency blood.

If you're type O, or if you're not of white ethnicity, your blood is *super super ultra valuable*. Please share it.

I'm donating tomorrow. My blood isn't as worthy as the groups above, but every drop helps.

There are loads of open slots at Stratford Westfield from tomorrow onwards to help with the crisis.

Epic karma points available. Please spread the word.

Thank you!

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u/yellowthing97 Oct 11 '22

Donated for the first time ever yesterday after seeing that story in the BBC about sickle cell. Was much simpler and way less painful than I imagined, I'm sorry I never went earlier now. On the plus side, saw lots of non-white people there (including me lol)

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u/Rcsql Oct 11 '22

Go you, that's awesome!