[Sca-cooks] Re: Is everyone OK?

[Marian Rosenberg]

                  Date:
                        Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:31:43 -0700
                  From:
                        Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net>
                Subject:
                        Re: [Sca-cooks] Is everyone OK?

> Marian Rosenberg wrote:
>
> > I started my quest to give blood at a hospital.  They were sending
> > people to the Red Cross because they had run out of supplies to take
> > blood.
>
> Well on the other hand... Donated blood only has a shelf life of about five days.
> When the enthusiasm dies down in a week or two, and less people are lining up to
> donate, they will still need the blood.  Better to keep it in the veins until
> actually needed then.
>
> My household is on the blood donation waiting list.  How about yours, everyone?

I'd been hearing 5 weeks from the techs where I donated blood.

Does anyone know where one could get concrete actual evidence on this?

-M