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Damien Molony and Blood Donation

 

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Damien has been regularly donating blood since 2012 and campaigns to inspire countless others to #SaveALife and #GiveBlood. At this time, he has made a total of

19 *

blood donations.
 

Donation #1

8 July 2012



Donation #2

7 January 2013



Donation #3

21 April 2013



Donation #4

23 August 2013



Donation #5

29 November 2013



Donation #6

17 April 2014







Donation #7

15 July 2014



Donation #8

31 March 2015



Donation #9

21 July 2015





Donation #10

7 December 2015



Donation #11

21 March 2016





Donation #12

22 November 2016

 
 
 
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#GiveBloodNHS Thanks to the West End Donor Centre for looking after me today @givebloodnhs #onepintlighter #giveblood #savelives

A post shared by Damien Molony (@damien_molony) on Nov 22, 2016 at 4:04am PST



Donation #13

17 February 2017



 Donation #14
Donation #15
7 March 2018


 

Donation #16

14 September 2018

“CHEEKY PINT ON FRIDAY
#ONEPINTLIGHTER #GIVEBLOOD @GIVEBLOODNHS“
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Damien Molony Instagram Story 17 September 2018

 

 

Donation #17

25 April 2019

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Damien Molony Instagram Story 25 April 2019

 

Donation #18

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Damien Molony Instagram Story 22 July 2019

 

 

 

Donation #19

 

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 Damien Molony Instagram Story 5 December 2019

 

*Number of donations Damien has publicly shared

Since his first donation, Damien has also continued to actively raises awareness of the importance of blood donation and has motivated to his Twitter followers to 'save a life give blood' by 'ReTweet'ing post-donation photos sent to him. He appeared on the front cover of Blood Donor Magazine in 2013, where he revealed in an exclusive interview that his own inspiration for beginning to give blood was a personal one. Blood Donor Magazine 2013 cover
When I was filming the first series of Being Human someone very close to me died. David had cancer and was losing a lot of blood. To keep him alive while he was receiving treatment, he needed two pints of blood a day. I was genuinely amazed that people who had never met David were keeping him alive with their donated blood."
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I know it can seem scary at first and I don’t like needles either, but it really couldn’t be easier."
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I am very grateful to my followers on Twitter who have given blood or have started giving blood since I started tweeting about it. I made the obvious connection with playing a vampire in Being Human, a blood addict giving blood. So now I have a deal with my followers: I will re-tweet everyone that has donated blood and tweets me a photo."
source Blood Donor Magazine 2013
 
If you have been inspired by Damien to give blood, please don't hesitate, book an appointment today. Donating blood really does save lives. If you are generally healthy, over 17 and want to do something that takes little of your time but truly makes a difference, don't hesitate, take action today. Not only will you be doing something amazing, but you will also be helping Damien's own campaign for increasing blood donations. Visit blood.co.uk to find out where your nearest donation centre is and make an appointment today.
 
If you are unable to give blood you can still make a difference by encouraging a friend, your family and helping to spread the word!
 
Click below to find out more:
International Blood Donations
 
 
 
Damien Molony and Blood Donation News
 


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So Damien inspired me to donate blood! 

I was abit scared at first, but after getting a RT from Damo it was all worth it! It was my first time, and i think ill do it again some time! It feels amazing that i could be saving someones life!! Ive attatched pis of after and the cool green bandage they gave me, and my arm a few days after (Dont freak! i bruise super easily!!!)



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It's a really nice look you've got going on there :wink:
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Shall I share my story and pic here?

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It's a really nice look you've got going on there :wink:
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yes please,that would be great thanks Sami, I am currently gathering info to put into the feature on the fansite!


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:( ... i cant give blood. I have bad kidneys and i'm underage .... ugh. Xx

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I can't give blood, my father died of kidney failure that my or my not be hereditory to my brother and i :( Other wise i would.
I saw a sign in Barry today about giving blood there all this week and instantly though of Damien lol

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Unfortunately i'm unable to donate blood either. I have stage three chronic kidney disease - reflux nephropathy to give it its proper name. I've had it since birth and it's congenital, ie born with it. I also take medication for cholesterol, vitamin D absorption and iron. My daughter's life was saved by an anonymous blood donor as she was delivered 12 weeks prematurely 11 and a half years ago and we would have lost her for sure if not for a blood transfusion. So i have the greatest of respect and admiration for those who do donate because someone like you saved my precious daughter's life. My sister is a long term donor, I think she donated her 24th or her 26th pint a little while ago.

I used to be needle phobic until i was diagnosed with my CKD (only diagnosed three and a half years ago but have had it since childhood, it doesn't affect me unless my kidneys are put under strain, ie pregnancy) but now no more. If i were able to donate blood then i would, quite happily.

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I have given blood for a number of years now. It is really is a quick and relatively painless thing to do that can save the lives of many others.

I have only managed to donate 8 pints over aroud a 6 year period due to illness & medication changes but the NHS Give Blood team have always been very helpful in letting me know when I can & can't donate and are always extremely grateful when I can.

Coincidently I gave my 8th pint 3 days after Damien first donated & despite not tweeting my picture to him until he asked if there were any other donors out there a couple of weeks ago (a bit of a moany tweet about missing a RT from him I might add! - lol) he still retweeted it :)

Just to prove how easy it is I've attached a picture of the morning after donation - I bruise like a peach and there is barely a mark. So if Damien has inspired, and you are able do something amazing and give blood.



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oh my goodness... thank you for sharing your stories Kayla, Kath and Lisa...fully in empathy with not being able to give blood. But inspired and grateful to those who do. Lisa your story and that of your daughter's is so moving, there are no words! having direct experience of being on the receiving end of donation puts you in a better position than anyone to speak passionately about the issue. And is a direct example of why it is so important for high profile peeps like Damien to raise awareness about blood donation.thank you for sharing.

thank you for sharing your blood donation experiences Sami and Becca, I already have your retweet pics that Damien posted may I quote you?

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I'm another one of those that can't donate. I have ITP which is an autoimmune disorder and means my blood doesn't clot properly. I actually had the scare of a lifetime when my son was born and my platelet count got so low I thought I was going to have to get a transfusion. Luckily it's never been that bad again and for now everything seems to be under control. Still... cuts and unnecessary needlesticks are a bad idea for people like me lol It really makes me happy that Damien has influenced so many to donate and help save lives. It's truly an amazing gift for those in need :)

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Lisa wow what an amazing story! (sorry, going back and reading comments now. Guess I should have done that first lol)

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Hi Lilli, I am so sorry to hear about your scare when your son was born, thank goodness you came through that and you are ok now (((hug)))

I apologise if this topic is bringing up painful stuff for people, I would never want anyone to feel they have to share about themselves, just because the topic is here. grouphug

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Thanks Domino! Don't worry I never share unless I'm 100% ok with it. I hate reading that so many of us have gone through so much though! Thank you and hugs to those who have shared experiences and trusted us enough to let us get to know you better :)

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beautiful words Lilli. once again humbled by the amazing people you all are.

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See this is why i like this forum. No-one is afraid to share their experiances or battles through life good or bad.
I'd love to be able to donate and have respect to those who do, as they're helping save lives. Also to those who can't and would love to because of circumstance.

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conflicted domino wrote:

oh my goodness... thank you for sharing your stories Kayla, Kath and Lisa...fully in empathy with not being able to give blood. But inspired and grateful to those who do. Lisa your story and that of your daughter's is so moving, there are no words! having direct experience of being on the receiving end of donation puts you in a better position than anyone to speak passionately about the issue. And is a direct example of why it is so important for high profile peeps like Damien to raise awareness about blood donation.thank you for sharing.

thank you for sharing your blood donation experiences Sami and Becca, I already have your retweet pics that Damien posted may I quote you?

 Feel free to quote away Domino



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It's been a long time since I last donated. I used to at work, they'd come to us, made it so easy. I'll look up when the next drive is in my area and make sure I go along.

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At the time, my daughter's birth and the circumstances around it were traumatic and when i think about it, probably the most traumatic thing we've ever gone through as a family because of the fear and lack of control involved. Her first ten days of life were worrying but she improved massively and quickly and if you met her now you'd never guess she went through what she did. She has some tiny scars on the backs of her hands and on her ankles and that's it. Same with the kidney issue really, it was stressful at the time but now i think about both and think that i got through it, i had and still have an amazing strong family support network and i'm blessed for it. I don't mind talking about it, it isn't really painful. We were lucky, we got through both experiences, some unfortunately don't.

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I have reached a slight block in the blood donor article, I want to link to international blood donation organisations...but in my research have found no central body and there are a lot of countries in this here world.. to exclude any would risk causing offense, but to include them all my take an age to research and more than a page to include! anyone have an ideas?



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conflicted domino wrote:



I have reached a slight block in the blood donor article, I want to link to international blood donation organisations...but in my research have found no central body and there are a lot of countries in this here world.. to exclude any would risk causing offense, but to include them all my take an age to research and more than a page to include! anyone have an ideas?

 Found this list on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blood_donation_agencies but as always if somethings from the internet I'm not sure if it's 100% legit :/ The German ones are ok though



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0positiv wrote:
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I have reached a slight block in the blood donor article, I want to link to international blood donation organisations...but in my research have found no central body and there are a lot of countries in this here world.. to exclude any would risk causing offense, but to include them all my take an age to research and more than a page to include! anyone have an ideas?

 Found this list on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blood_donation_agencies but as always if somethings from the internet I'm not sure if it's 100% legit :/ The German ones are ok though

Many thanks 0p0! found that page too, seems to be the only thing out there !



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Fansite feature now up!

http://damienmolony.org/2012/09/11/do-something-amazing-give-blood-damien-molony-inspires-fans-to-donate/

Please let me know if you see any errors or to those who have pics and quotes included, do let me know if you would like anything tweaked edited or removed.

In the end i kept it verysimple, there was quite a lot of information to share already, without embellishing anything with extras! 



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conflicted domino wrote:
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I have reached a slight block in the blood donor article, I want to link to international blood donation organisations...but in my research have found no central body and there are a lot of countries in this here world.. to exclude any would risk causing offense, but to include them all my take an age to research and more than a page to include! anyone have an ideas?

 Found this list on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blood_donation_agencies but as always if somethings from the internet I'm not sure if it's 100% legit :/ The German ones are ok though

Many thanks 0p0! found that page too, seems to be the only thing out there !

 It really does, I've been checking out the WHO site because it seemed like something they would have but sadly they didn't :( Would have been more legit then Wikipedia ^^''



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I just googled and got my next and nearest drive. I'm booked for later this month.

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Well done UJ, are you on twitter? If you send your 'after' shot to Damien he may retweet it! it all helps raise awareness and spread the word,

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