Gaolow Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Hi all, my nephew(13 month old), is under blood transfusion but i understand there is shortage of B+ blood and platelets. If you want to donate to him, his name is Isaac Lam Wee An. Birth cert no. T0617753G. Please go straight to the National Blood centre. Quote my nephew's name, BC no. and his ward at KK hospital ward 71 to the staff at National Blood centre. Your help is need
eggz Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Hi Gaolow, I'm B+, I can't find "National Blood Centre" on Singapore google, where is it? is it called the "Centre for Transfusion Medicine"
Gaolow Posted July 18, 2007 Author Posted July 18, 2007 it at Singapore General hospital. There is one building known as blood bank.
eggz Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Arrggh, just found out that I can't donate because I spent more than 3 months in England between 1980 and 1996, read it on the Centre for Transfusion Medicine website. Sorry, hope your nephew's family is able to get others to donate....
braveheart1624705820 Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Bro, sorry to hear about yr nephew. I hope I can donate but my blood type is O+. But will you spread the words around my collegues and friends.
Gaolow Posted July 20, 2007 Author Posted July 20, 2007 My wife's friends went yesterday for the donation and told them that they wanted to donate the blood to my nephew. However, the staffs from national blood bank told them that they would not specifically allocate those donated blood to my nephew, but instead they will be donating to the central pool. Whenever, if kkh requires the blood or platelet, they can obtain from national blood bank. So I also not sure how's their arrangement like now. So for those who donate the blood, most likely you will be donating to the central pool instead of directly to my nephew.
Gaolow Posted July 27, 2007 Author Posted July 27, 2007 Just got the latest update from my sister-in-law (the baby boy's mother), asking us to convey the message to all our friends who planning to go donate blood to his son, Isaac. She said all not to proceed for the time being, because the blood bank has already received an overwhelming responses from the member of public. So right now they are rejecting a lot of donors (especially those who stated that they wanted to donate for Isaac Lam). So please please, do not go down for the donation at this moment. Just in case kena scolding from the staff there. My wife's uncle went down lately, saying that he wanted to donate the blood to Isaac, but was being SCOLDED by the staff from the blood bank. Really thank you very much for being so thoughtful to want to proceed down for the donation. We really do appreciate your thoughts. Thanks!!!
petetherock Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Bro glad it worked out Just FYI Often when we have a loved one, and the bank says there is some kind of 'shortage' this sends us into a fluster and we round up a whole clan of friends / relatives. As you rightly found out, there is also a limit to donation, since there is only so much standing blood they need, and if it is not used, it has to be discarded, which is a waste. Anyway, don't say who it is for, there is no advantage to this, which we may not think of, (see the recent unfortunate case of that lady who used up a lot of blood for her delivery, the relatives thought they needed to give in order to get blood and it will go to her) they will give blood even if you don't give a drop. But in general, just donate and get it done on a regular basis, this will help everyone, cos you never really know when blood is needed. Someone out there will be eternally grateful. The blood bank is opposite the Outram MRT station. Cheers I hope the problem is cured if more blood is needed, sound out again for donors
wayoveryonder Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Just got the latest update from my sister-in-law (the baby boy's mother), asking us to convey the message to all our friends who planning to go donate blood to his son, Isaac. She said all not to proceed for the time being, because the blood bank has already received an overwhelming responses from the member of public. So right now they are rejecting a lot of donors (especially those who stated that they wanted to donate for Isaac Lam). So please please, do not go down for the donation at this moment. Just in case kena scolding from the staff there. My wife's uncle went down lately, saying that he wanted to donate the blood to Isaac, but was being SCOLDED by the staff from the blood bank. Really thank you very much for being so thoughtful to want to proceed down for the donation. We really do appreciate your thoughts. Thanks!!! Am reading this thread quite late, rarely in here these days...too busy with work, happened to be those with B+ blood...looks like I can'r be going down to the Blood Bank to deposit...hmmm.....why scold people when they are doing a good deed.. anyway...have not been donating for years...used to be a regular... heard nowadays, you have to declare your SEX LIFE...before giving blood??? ;D
Gaolow Posted July 30, 2007 Author Posted July 30, 2007 Am reading this thread quite late, rarely in here these days...too busy with work, happened to be those with B+ blood...looks like I can'r be going down to the Blood Bank to deposit...hmmm.....why scold people when they are doing a good deed.. anyway...have not been donating for years...used to be a regular... heard nowadays, you have to declare your SEX LIFE...before giving blood??? ;D yap it true that they ask you about ur sex life.
petetherock Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Bro your nephew made the page 6 of yesterday's Today newspaper: http://www.todayonline.com/articles/204160.asp "Transfusion truths Messages asking for blood donations often out of date, raise doubts of authenticity Monday • August 6, 2007 Sheralyn tay sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU received an SMS asking for type B+ blood donations for a one-year-old boy with blood cancer at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), take heart — he has been discharged and is now recovering at home. The hospital has clarified that the appeal — which even made its way to MediaCorp's new e-classified page, mocca.com — did not originate from KKH. According to the hospital, there was no shortage of B+ blood. Supplies for Issac Lim, the toddler named in the SMS, were obtained through the usual channels from the National Blood Bank. But the appeal raised concerns about the authenticity of such messages' content. According to the Singapore Red Cross (SRC), the national blood donor recruiter, several were recently circulated about patients who urgently needed blood of a specific type. It noted that with these cases, the email or SMS was often outdated. Researcher Mak Wai Keong proposed the authorities set up a portal that can authenticate such messages and garner a pool of donors. He received a hoax SMS last year about a badly-burnt boy who needed blood and was shocked that some websites were circulating the information without verifying it. "Hence, when I saw the latest SMS, I was cautious," he said. A site or a system to help disseminate authentic information would get a better response from the public, he added. The SRC already has a website with information on the national blood supply (www.donorweb.org), said Ms Carol Teo, the SRC's corporate communications manager. Neither the hospitals nor the SRC make appeals on behalf of individuals, she said, adding that there is usually no shortage of B-type blood under normal circumstances. In any case, hospitals have a pool of O-type blood for emergency use, "because 'O' is the universal blood type and it can be given to all," explained Ms Teo. She reiterated the SRC's position against replacement donation, which occurs when a patient gets a blood transfusion and family members are asked to replace the blood supply. She also stressed that blood is given based on patients' needs and is not dependent on replacement donations. In fact, even family members cannot donate blood directly to an individual. The SRC explained that donated blood undergoes a stringent testing process, lasting some 24 hours, to ensure it is safe before being sent to hospitals. In an emergency, the blood bank will work with individual hospitals to identify the needs of patients and supply the necessary blood. While it was heartening to know that people were concerned enough to send SMS and email appeals for blood, Ms Teo reminded the public to authenticate such information before circulating it. "
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