[Elfsea] OT: Carter Blood Center needs your help!

[Tessa Nieto]

Thanks ok. We'll still play with you. ;O)

Eleanor
--- Jane Sitton <jane.sitton at radioshack.com> wrote:
> I'm anemic, but I also have had hepatitis A, and
> Logan has had malaria, so
> they won't take either of us.  We are unclean.  LOL
>
> Madelina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tessa Nieto
> [mailto:eleanor_cleavely at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:57 PM
> To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Elfsea] OT: Carter Blood Center needs
> your help!
>
>
> And, for those who are anemic:
>
> I am anemic, too. Severely. But, two weeks before I
> donate, I make sure to
> take iron pills (multi-vitamins will do the trick)
> and eat lots of leafy
> green veggies.
>
> Eleanor
>
> --- Christine Huse <maria_elfsea at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Here! Here! I agree!! Please give!
> >
> > They are also in short supply of Rh- blood types
> > (because they are rarer
> > that + blood types).
> >
> > As you all know that when I was pregnant with
> Paige,
> > I had a seriously low
> > iron level. I could have bled to death. It was so
> > serious that they had 2
> > units of blood on standby for me while I was in
> > labor. But, I was told that
> > they had to really scrounge for my blood type
> (O-).
> > Fortunately, I didn't
> > need it and it was released back into the general
> > supply.
> >
> > I would give myself, but I'm still classified as
> > aniemic.
> >
> > Remember, your donation could potentially save the
> > life of a fellow
> > Ansteorran.
> >
> > Maria
> >
> > >
> > >Greetings my friends,
> > >
> > >I know this is off-topic and that is a serious
> > no-no.
> > >However, this is something that is near and dear
> to
> > my
> > >heart. Carter Blood Center is in desperate need
> of
> > >platelets and whole blood donation. Now, I know
> > what
> > >you're thinking. I've been through all the
> excuses.
> > >But, it doesn't hurt, it takes so little time and
> > you
> > >get the satisfaction of knowing that you've saved
> a
> > >life.
> > >
> > >When September 11 happened, Carter Blood Care was
> > >deluged with donations. Now, six months later,
> they
> > >are struggling to keep up with demand. There
> aren't
> > >enough blood products to help the thousands of
> > >emergency, cancer and burn patients who
> desperately
> > >need them each day. Carter is having to buy
> > platelets
> > >from other blood care facilities to help them and
> > >platelets are expensive.
> > >
> > >Platelets help burn victims heal and cancer
> > patients
> > >fight off infection and recuperate from
> > chemotherapy.
> > >Without platelets and blood donations, patients
> > can't
> > >heal properly and some even die.
> > >
> > >
> > >Please contact your local Carter Blood Center to
> > >donate today. If you are O+, you especially need
> to
> > >donate because they have none to give to area
> > >hospitals.
> > >
> > >Now, I'm not getting anything out of this other
> > than
> > >maybe a t-shirt for my time. But then again,
> > everyone
> > >gets a t-shirt!
> > >
> > >If you're in the Arlington area, please call Ken
> > Mix
> > >at 817-412-5810 to schedule a donation time (he's
> > not
> > >getting anything out of this, either). Carter
> Blood
> > >Care is open on Saturdays, too, so it's really
> > >convenient.
> > >
> > >Elfsea is known for their service and caring of
> the
> > >community. Let's continue that tradition and help
> > save
> > >a life. Donate a pint of blood or platelets
> today.
> > >
> > >Yours in service,
> > >Lady Eleanor Cleavely
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