Can I donate blood for a specific person to use?  My father is
having open heart surgery next week and my brother and I
wondered if we could donate blood to be used during his surgery.
My father and I have the same blood type, and my brother is O
negative.  The catch to all this is that I live in Connecticut,
my brother lives in Vermont and our father's surgery is going to
be in Philadelphia.  Maybe it seems silly to go through the
trouble, but I figured if it could be done, it would be better
for him to have a relative's blood, rather than a stranger's.
Answers:    unless the hospital uses the same blood service as
where you donate,it would be dificult for him to get your
blood...the only way is for you to go to his hospital in advance
and give specifically for him and they would hold it. blood
.lasts for 45 days.. so good luck.. I'm sure if you were to
contact your father's doctor, there could possibly be a way. In
lots of cases where blood is not needed right away, family
members are normally picked to don