Grandparents have always been important. Today, they're even more important. In busy, two-career and single-parent families, an involved grandparent goes a long way to filling a void for children. In extreme situations, the courts have found it's often a grandparent who can reach a troubled teen when no one else can.
Here's how to enlarge your veins and arteries for plasma donation: 1  Heat up your arm. When veins become overheated, they expand, and draw closer to the skin. 2  Hold off on drinking and smoking. Both smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages makes veins and arteries smaller and harder. 3  Hold off on the caffeine.
Some people can't take blood thinners, or they form clots in spite of taking the medicine. To prevent future problems, they may have a filter put into the large vein (vena cava) that carries blood from the lower body to the heart.A vena cava filter helps keep blood clots from reaching the lungs.ome people can't take blood thinners, or they form clots in spite of taking the medicine. To prevent future problems, they may have a filter put into the large vein (vena cava) that carries blood from the lower body to the heart.