Years ago, before I was diabetic I was a regular Blood Donor (here in the UK it is a Voluntary set up, every 6 months)It cme round to my trgular slot while I was in Hawaii visiting my sister, and a Holiday weekend was approaching so there were appeals on TV to build up stocks before the expected rise in RTAs, so, as it was right timing I got afriend to stop at The Clinic in The Medical centre in Honolulu on our way to the beach. Then the problem started, They asked If I wanted to start an "Account" so that If I needed blood in the future I would have "credit", or I could be Paid for my donation!! I said "NO this is a donation ,use it as you see fit", response" I cant do that we have to have a name" so I said "ok, pick a charity case" " sorry sir, cant do that either,You must choose" By this time my temper is shortrning, So i said, " you have a list of people in need, but havent got credit"? The replied they did, so I said "read me out the list and I'll choose" so we did,
4 months later back home in London,Having completely forgotten all about this I got a letter from a Japanese couple in Hawaii enclosing a Thank you letter from their Daughter,Yuki , Thanking me for the blood, she had died of lukemia the week before, and the parents had found my address in her Hospital records, I found the letter from her parents yesterday in my papers!