Blood donation

What, the Web site is working today....

Google -- Red Cross Bad

The reason I do not donate blood to any Red Cross facility. I have donated to the Lane Community Blood Bank in Eugene, OR. Not a part of Red Cross.

Again, I shun Red Cross.

 

Due to frequent moves, I have donated with the Red Cross in Aberdeen WA, Blood Services in Phoenix AZ, the Puget Sound Blood Center in Seattle WA, The Red Cross in Toronto Ontario, InterMountain Health in Salt Lake City UT, and Blood Services in Reno NV.

Since I have been in Mississippi, Mississippi Blood Services out of Flowood takes my blood, they claim I have given 10 Gallons.

No one knows my real total, each time is the important time. I am eligible again in September.

When I first started donating, there were 5 questions for males, now there are 54.

 

Apheresis - Wikipedia

That brings back nice memories. I did that (and regular blood donations) for 8 years, I worked at a large medical center during those years. Every time we donated, which was every 3 months, they'd give us an extra day off with pay. Big incentive! That, plus the nurses were very friendly (and beautiful!) and you could go in there and actually relax and have a good time. Good snacks, too. And there was a blood donator party every year, paid for by the hospital, at a local restaurant with dancing.

29 years later, now that I'm an old ugly guy, nobody will take my blood because they say my BP is too high. Well, shoot, why can't you drain some and relieve that pressure!

 

It's been nice knowin ya.......

 

MBS does Apherisis here, in several flavors, some require 16 weeks before giving again, some 8 weeks.
I do Apherisis if I remember to bring something to distract me, I do not respond well to the recycling phase. (i would be horrible at self service blood donation)

I have great iron count 16.5 is my normal, and good BP 145 85, but if my pulse gets over 95 they make me calm down.

 

My father said he donated a lot of blood....when he was in the Navy, ha, ha.

 

arc shows 83/100 on the charity navigator, is that bad?

 

Do not believe everything you read. If you drill into details on CN, you can make your own decision based on independent analysis of THEIR methodology.

Good, bad, indifferent. As Mulder says, the truth is out there.

 

ah, but where to find it, and determine if it is true?

 

While "too old' or "too ugly" might not be a problem, "too British" is.

As someone who lived in Britain in the 80s and early 90s, I'm not allowed to give blood in China or Australia, in case I give everyone BSE. This is a real problem in Australia: anyone who spent more than, I think, six months in Britain during that period isn't allowed to give blood. Unfortunately, a lot of people did - not just British immigrants, but Australians who went to Britain on working holidays or on expat contracts. It has a real impact on our blood supply.

 

here too, i think. was that mad cow?

ah, tc confirmed. i think we can't, but not positive. my daughter was there for that, had to wash her feet or something, before getting on the plane.

 

Yes, it was.

 

thanks.