I started donating when I was 18, and transferred to Leeds, when my job took me up there. When I moved back to South Yorkshire, I donated at Maltby, and then through work, when they started to arrange sessions. Unfortunately, shortly after I received mg gold badge I needed a quadruple bypass, and thereafter I could no longer donate. A most worthwhile cause, it is painless, takes just a few minutes, and a potential lifesaver. And as you get older, the chances of needing a donation get bigger. So you know it makes sense, get on with it.