[Sca-cooks] Thank You and Blood Donations

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> Do not decide for yourself that you can't donate because of medical
> condition <fill in the blank>  Let the blood collection staff make that
> decision.  They even have phone numbers you can call about it.  Really,
> the times I had to tell people "No, that is not a medical deferral.  You
> are eligible to donate."  There really aren't that many things that
> permanently defer people.

The Red Cross has a list of eligibility guidelines on its web site. Note
that if there is ANY chance you have been exposed to blood-bourne illness,
donating right now would be bad: the FDA has stated that emergency blood
can be used without being tested before use.

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
"Are you finished? If you're finished, you'll have to put down the spoon."