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ARPad95

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9. Tell her there's such a thing as an overly robust immune system.

Reply to llmart (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 11:40 AM

Jan 2022

It's called autoimmunity and women have a higher risk of suffering from autoimmune disorders due to genetics, hormones or who-knows-what.

https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Autoimmunity.aspx

Good luck to her and her overly robust confidence level!

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I am sick of [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 OP

So am I canetoad Jan 2022 #1

Statistically speaking, it is possible. CentralMass Jan 2022 #2

Might be possible I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #3

+1000 llmart Jan 2022 #7

Tell her there's such a thing as an overly robust immune system. ARPad95 Jan 2022 #9

The current strains of Covid are so transmissible that merely having a strong totodeinhere Jan 2022 #19

I know people who have had it twice. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #20

My stepdaughter has had it twice. Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #25

They have "pure blood" if you want to know their secret. /sarcasm ARPad95 Jan 2022 #4

Wow. That's just...I have no words. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #5

"I understand wanting to feel special" ARPad95 Jan 2022 #10

I've had a lot of people tell me they would donate if the blood was given to hospitals for free. brewens Jan 2022 #8

Yes, that's an oft-repeated sentiment on the ARC Blood Donors FB page, too. ARPad95 Jan 2022 #11

I've donated (mostly platelets) around 230 times. That's around 650 units of platelets, because they brewens Jan 2022 #12

Wow! You rock! ARPad95 Jan 2022 #13

Good going. They don't want your platelets. O- reds are too valuable. I worked there, so a lot brewens Jan 2022 #14

I'm also CMV negative so extra valuable. ARPad95 Jan 2022 #15

I'm A+. I'm not sure type is that critical for platelets. n/t brewens Jan 2022 #16

Just be aware you may pay for it later. Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #21

Thank you for sharing your story, Ms. Toad! ARPad95 Jan 2022 #24

I don't know, specifically, Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #26

I just want to say Busterscruggs Jan 2022 #6

Thanks I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #17

I have had Corona twice and I have several comorbidities. totodeinhere Jan 2022 #18

The person I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #22

Well, my daughter & her 3 kids got it twice. Once at the beginning & again over the Dec holidays... Hekate Jan 2022 #23