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Phuket blood donation schedule for October
Naraporn Tuarob

PHUKET: -- Venues, dates and times of blood donation sessions organised in October by the Phuket Regional Blood Centre and the Thai Red Cross are as follows:

October 3 :

1-5pm at King Karl Gustaf Room, 3rd Floor, Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Sam Kong

October 7 :

1-6pm at Exhibition Area, Central Festival Phuket, Phuket Town

October 8 and 9 :

10am-3pm at Robinson Ocean Phuket Shopping Mall, Phuket Town

October 10 :

12am-6pm at Tesco Lotus Thalang

October 11 :

12am-7pm at Tesco Lotus on the bypass road, Phuket Town.

October 15 :

1-4pm at The Front Villageina Karon

1-4pm at Katathani Beach Resort on Kata Noi Beach

October 16 :

12am-4pm at Phuket Fantasea, Kamala

October 18 :

10am-3pm at Administration Room (3rd Floor) OrBorJor Hospital, Phuket Town

October 21 :

1-4pm at Coconut Grove Room, Hilton Arcadia Resort & Spa, Karon

1-4pm at Centara Karon Resort Phuket, Karon

October 24 :

1-4pm at Kalima Resort and Spa, Kalim

1-4pm at Swissotel Resort and Spa, Kamala

October 25 :

10am-4pm at 3rd floor, Passenger Terminal, Phuket International Airport

October 27 :

2-9pm at Big C Super Centre on the bypass road, Phuket Town

October 28 :

10am-3pm at Robinson Jungceylon (Workshop Room, 2nd floor), Patong

October 29 :

12am-4pm at Toyota Pearl Phuket Co, Phuket Town

October 31 :

1-4pm at JW Marriott Resort and Spa Phuket, Mai Khao

For more information call Phuket Regional Blood Centre at 076-251178, ext 2, or 081-958-8854.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-blood-donation-schedule-for-october-42192.php


-- Phuket News 2013-10-03

[tlentzsenior]

I am over 60 years old. When living in Bankok I wanted to donate blood for 2 reasons:

1. It is a good thing to do to help your fellow mankind.

2. For a man especially, iron accumulates in the body over the years and can cause many health problems especially as one ages. The easiest way to reduce iron and other heavy metals in the blood is to bleed...that is, donate blood. Women do not have this issue because of their monthly period that causes loss of blood...except...when they are older or due to operations they no longer have monthly period and then iron also accumulates. This is the reason that daily vitamins sold in the U.S. for senior men do not contain iron.

Once I asked my driver to take me to the Red Cross location to donate blood. When we arrived I was greeted with the normal smiles..showed them my U.S. passport...but...then they said "sorry, you are over 60 years old and cannot donate blood in Thailand." As it turned out, my Thai driver donated blood but I was not allowed to.

Is this true only because the particular location I went to in Bangkok or at the whim of the person who took my information there, etc. I am now 73 years old and donate blood on a very regular basis in U.S. to the Red Cross and they call me on the telephone regularly to remind me it is time for me to do so again. Any knowledgeable comments are welcome.

[shaurene]

I am over 60 years old. When living in Bankok I wanted to donate blood for 2 reasons:

1. It is a good thing to do to help your fellow mankind.

2. For a man especially, iron accumulates in the body over the years and can cause many health problems especially as one ages. The easiest way to reduce iron and other heavy metals in the blood is to bleed...that is, donate blood. Women do not have this issue because of their monthly period that causes loss of blood...except...when they are older or due to operations they no longer have monthly period and then iron also accumulates. This is the reason that daily vitamins sold in the U.S. for senior men do not contain iron.

Once I asked my driver to take me to the Red Cross location to donate blood. When we arrived I was greeted with the normal smiles..showed them my U.S. passport...but...then they said "sorry, you are over 60 years old and cannot donate blood in Thailand." As it turned out, my Thai driver donated blood but I was not allowed to.

Is this true only because the particular location I went to in Bangkok or at the whim of the person who took my information there, etc. I am now 73 years old and donate blood on a very regular basis in U.S. to the Red Cross and they call me on the telephone regularly to remind me it is time for me to do so again. Any knowledgeable comments are welcome.

Hi I used to donate blood very regular but since I had a triple bypass 22 years ago they will not take it in New Zealand, I am now 72, blood glucose is 5.1 and a very low coolest rial count, no problems have sex regularly no need the pills or anything. People say I look in my mid 50s. I get my blood tests 2 times a year and my doctor says every thing is good all the time.

[SeanPhuket]

i will go central on monday..

exciting...

[SeanPhuket]

i tried to give blood but couldnt because of Mad Cow Disease. Disappointing.