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In reply to the discussion: Blood bank in Florida still turning away gay donors after terrorist attack [View all]dembotoz
(16,784 posts)people who are given blood are generally not doing well
blood centers are crazy stupid careful to make sure that the patient who needs blood does not get sicker because of the blood.
my wife got buckets and buckets of blood. towards the end of her life, when the transfusion transmissions of aids was becoming more and more of a crisis it was sort of a crazy time on the oncology floor. she was too busy dying from leukemia to also get aids......
the blood supply has to be safe and if they go overboard to ensure that...ok by me.
donated again a couple weeks back and now they are nervous about zika.......
so folks rejected for blood....ok do something else.
donate some cash, volunteer somewhere, build a memorial, educate your friends, plant a tree.
if i found i was unable to donate anymore i would just find another way to honor my dear dear departed wife