Pam knows how important donating is

A few years ago a good friend of mine was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Through her experience with operations and hospital visits she saw how important blood donations are to the people who require them (and how grateful their families are). My friend would have loved to be able to give back but couldn't so that was the nudge I needed to donate myself.

Every time I donate I think of her. The staff at the donor centre are lovely and take special care of me. I think they assume I'm a bit scared of needles but I'm just sad.