The following Dodgers have been smited by the JDK for their crimes against Jam:
All the girls! for picking on the JDK and damaging his already delicate self esteem!
The Basserd Who Nicked Copper's Stuff For the offense of nicking Copper's stuff. You are a tw*t, whoever you are and we all hope you get run over by a tram in Nottingham. Or Liverpool. Or whereever else they have trams!
Copper For the crime of playing with her Wii instead of her Jammie pals!
For our friends in the States - how does it work over there? We wander along to an organised blood donation event, usually in a community centre or in a mobile blood van and give our time and blood to the health service for free - out of the goodness of our hearts. Is it the same sort of thing over there?
It's the same here...We can also specify who the blood is for if there is a patient with a critical need...I've heard of people selling blood but I've always given it; I can always make more...Ben
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For a while I was getting tattoos or piercings too frequently (you have to wait 12 months before you can donate) so I didn't. I have wanted to donate, I just haven't yet.
Then there's the whole fear of big needles thing lol (don't laugh.. tattoos and piercings use little tiny needles)
I too am scared of needles, so can't face going on my own (am bad enough that the nurses laugh at me, & they say it's a caring profession!). If I give blood at the uni,sometimes it's sponsored by Ben & Jerry's & you get a voucher for a free tub of ice-cream! :)
If you ladies have an abhorence for needles, you should watch your sugar intake and vow never to become diabetic like me...I now jab myself with a needle four times a day, every day...It never gets any easier but there's no one to do it but me...Ben
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"It must be mounted on a tripod!...It must be mounted on a tripod!" - Cmdr. Frederick Mohr
At least there's now the technology to give yourself a quick spring loaded jab. Though even with that my old housemate used to sometimes get the filthiest looks when she injected in a restaurant, people honestly seemed to think she was shooting up! Still sucks though - make sure you've always got those emergency sugary snacks to hand.
make sure you've always got those emergency sugary snacks to hand.
I learned that one the hard way...Before finding the med combo I'm on now, my blood sugar suddenly tanked twice to the point of near death...I was found and EMT's revived me both times before I cratered...It doesn't happen as quickly now with the new meds and I carry glucose tablets with me for an instant sugar boost when necessary...The symptoms come on a little slower now: sudden weakness, blurry vision, shakiness...
There's nothing easy about having diabetes and living alone makes it even worse because if I do collapse, there's no one here but the puppydogs to call for help and they can never remember the number for 9-1-1...When I was diagnosed with it 20 years ago, my doctor told me the one thing that's guaranteed about diabetes is that if I live long enough I will die from it...
The trick is in living long enough......Ben
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"It must be mounted on a tripod!...It must be mounted on a tripod!" - Cmdr. Frederick Mohr
Yeah, must be scary relying on the dogs for help, remember the first time I bumped into Gill when she was drunkenly wandering uni halls during a hypo, looking for a knife to butter her toast- the brain doesn't work so well when you're in that state.
As for your doctor's kindly words, may I suggest you prove him wrong & go out in a blaze of glory, trying to replicate an Evil Knievel stunt at your 100th birthday party? (If you feel 100's too soon, feel free to pick another number, shall leave that up to you)
...Ben
...Ben
