Hi
We are in Chiang Mai currently visiting our father Malcolm Burn, a UK expat living in Chaing Mai, who is currently in the Sriphat Medical Center. He has been diagnosed with leukemia which has depleted his red blood platelets and urgently needs a transfusion so we can fly him back to the UK on Friday 20th December.  His bloodtype is 0- which is very rare in Thai people, 0.04% of population. In the UK it's around 7%, hence the reason we want to get him back there. The hospital had a donor ready to give blood today but unfortunately he developed a fever so had to cancel. Both myself and my sister had our bloods checked but are both 0+. 
If anyone reading this can help please reply to this post as soon as possible or call me on 07754164524.

Best regards and many thanks.
Chris Burn.

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Would love to help, but my blood is 40% ABV!   Sorry.

I hope and pray you get the necessary blood. X

Did you try here:

https://canchamthailand.org/central-blood-register-needs-rh-blood/

 

I have no idea how or if it works at present but I know it used to work well a few years back.

I am O+ unfortunately.

 

Hope he is OK.

15 minutes ago, cmsally said:

Did you try here:

https://canchamthailand.org/central-blood-register-needs-rh-blood/

 

I have no idea how or if it works at present but I know it used to work well a few years back.

Thanks for the link, they are closed ATM but I've sent an email and will try again tomorrow. Every avenue is useful. 

Also worth trying the Red Cross. They have links to many places and can tell you if there is any available stock at any blood bank.

37 minutes ago, cmsally said:

Also worth trying the Red Cross. They have links to many places and can tell you if there is any available stock at any blood bank.

Thank you, British Embassy have contacted the red cross too. Good to know they can check all available stock.

hi

I'm O- and live in Chiang Mai.

I was treated for a lymphoma 5 years ago and received blood. I know that would disqualify me in my home country (France) as a blood donor but afaik this is only a precaution, there isn't known risk about that.
If doctor is OK, I would be happy to help with my blood, just contact me by PM.

 

Benjamin

Age is very important to be able to donate blood here in Thailand, here is the criteria:

 

https://english.redcross.or.th/node/49

8 hours ago, b8jamin said:

hi

I'm O- and live in Chiang Mai.

I was treated for a lymphoma 5 years ago and received blood. I know that would disqualify me in my home country (France) as a blood donor but afaik this is only a precaution, there isn't known risk about that.
If doctor is OK, I would be happy to help with my blood, just contact me by PM.

 

Benjamin

Hi Benjamin

I've sent you a PM I think. Please let me know if you don't receive it. I'm new to this site so may have done it wrong!

Thank you, Chris

Can the mods keep this as a must read until the situation is resolved please?

4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Can the mods keep this as a must read until the situation is resolved please?

That would be great! Will keep everyone updated. ????

8 hours ago, vogie said:

Age is very important to be able to donate blood here in Thailand, here is the criteria:

 

https://english.redcross.or.th/node/49

Wow - what a list !!!

I have just tried to phone you on 07754164524 and each time the Thai operator tells me the number is not correct.

john

Hello everyone! I'm happy to let you all know that we have a donor giving blood plasma right now! Thank you so much to everyone here especially to those that offered to donate. We arrived at the hospital at 8am this morning and the hospital informed us they had found a possible donor. We had also found another possible match on this site and another through a Chiang Mai Facebook group. The first 2 donors were checked just after 9am and the first started donating plasma shortly after. The second donor was actually on the phone to his wife to say he'd be 2hours giving plasma when the hospital confirmed the first donation was underway, so he only needed to give a standard blood donation. 

Thank you again to everyone for your help and please, especially if you are a negative blood type, get in touch with Chaing Mai hospital and let them add you to thier list of emergency donors. It's a very small list right now, only 2 people on it before today, but now it has 3 maybe even 4. 

Chris.

 

59 minutes ago, jonwilly said:

I have just tried to phone you on 07754164524 and each time the Thai operator tells me the number is not correct.

john

Hi John, thank for trying, I'm not sure why the number isn't working. 

Please see my last post though, we've found a donor and are very hopeful for the trip back to the UK tomorrow night. I would urge you to add your name to Chaing Mai hospitals list of emergency donors as there are so few on the list right now. 

Thank you

Chris

That's great news! Hope everything works out well for the trip home.

According to WHO:

 

You must not give blood:

If you engaged in “at risk” sexual activity in the past 12 months

 

Seems to rule out a large swarth of the population here, foreign and domestic.

 

TIT. ????

6 hours ago, jonwilly said:

I have just tried to phone you on 07754164524 and each time the Thai operator tells me the number is not correct.

john

If it's a thai mobile phone number, then it's one digit to much.

6 hours ago, jonwilly said:

I have just tried to phone you on 07754164524 and each time the Thai operator tells me the number is not correct.

john

That's because it's a UK number.

Good luck!

I have O- and live in Chiang Mai, but I see you have things sorted now.

I do give regularly via Red Cross but I'm OK to donate in an emergency, if the hospital can waive the min 3 month waiting period since my last donation.

May I suggest you contact the international schools in the area as they have a lot of foreign teachers and you have a better chance of flying O Negative donors

6 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

According to WHO:

 

You must not give blood:

If you engaged in “at risk” sexual activity in the past 12 months

 

Seems to rule out a large swarth of the population here, foreign and domestic.

 

TIT. ????

What is classified as risky here? The Thai Red Cross website is broken.

 

I found this gem though:

 

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great news

Update:

Good news ???? Arrived at the hospital today and dad is much better. Much more himself and can walk and talk well.
He had the plasma this morning and says it instantly made him feel better. Thank you to all who helped especially to Benjamin who came to the hospital to donate blood. We are incredibly thankful to you and all who donate their blood and time. Also to those who participate in this forum and help each other out. This is a great resource. 

Kindest regards.

Chris and family. 

1 hour ago, ChrisBurn said:

Update:

Good news ???? Arrived at the hospital today and dad is much better. Much more himself and can walk and talk well.
He had the plasma this morning and says it instantly made him feel better. Thank you to all who helped especially to Benjamin who came to the hospital to donate blood. We are incredibly thankful to you and all who donate their blood and time. Also to those who participate in this forum and help each other out. This is a great resource. 

Kindest regards.

Chris and family. 

Glad to hear that. Thanks for the update.

I was not the blood type needed here; however, I’d like to think that the powers that prevail would let a healthy 60+ year old donor give blood in an true emergency.

 

I have given blood my whole life, and it pains me, at 64, that my blood is now deemed unacceptable.

 

It makes me sad that I carry “the gift of life,” yet I am unable to give this gift.