[Sca-cooks] Re: Blood donors

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

as i repeatedly tell people.....
if you cannot donate blood (and there are many good reasons, some temporary,
some permenet , that might keep you from doing so) you can still help.

offer a donor a ride, many people cannot deal with bus rides and heat, etc
after donating.. and getting there can be almost as bad, if you have a car
you can be a big help to get a donor actually IN the center.

offer company.  some of us <and i could be talking about me> are scared of
needles, doctors or what have you... and hand holding (even just figurative)
can give us something other than a <shudder> needle to think about .

offering space in your office (when permitted) for blood donor information,
pheresis pamphlets, and etc.

spotting a co worker  on the phones or whatever, to enable them to take the
time (two hours or more) to donate platelets by pheresis.

just telling the donors how much you appreciate what they do makes a BIG
difference.  it can be tough to keep up your enthusiasm when the day is hot,
and the phlebotomist (person with the pointy thing) isnt having a good
target day....
Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
To: "Kirsten Houseknecht" <kirsten at fabricdragon.com>; "Cooks within the SCA"
<sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:47 PM
Subject: Blood donors


> I just want to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who donate blood. To me
> it's like voting- and important part of living in an interdependent
> society. I'm not allowed to donate (I haven't enough blood in my
> drug-stream) and I'm happy to know there are people out there who do- I
can
> feel a little less guilt. ;-)
>
> 'Lainie
>
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