[Sca-cooks] Re: Blood donors

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

for *scheduled* surgery there are many other products, including recycling
your own blood... because scheduled surgeries rarely involve loss of much
blood anymore
(fortunately)
BUT
accident victims, people who bleed out, people with platelet problems, and
other issues, often have no choice, its blood.. NOW or be dead.

certainly it is your privilage to avoid blood products, that is your
choice... Jehova's Witnesses and many other religions routinely do... but to
actively discourage people from donating?

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: "Jeanne" <jeanne at atasteofcreole.com>
To: "Kirsten Houseknecht" <kirsten at fabricdragon.com>; "Cooks within the SCA"
<sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] Re: Blood donors


>
>
> 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.
>
> Then comes the main reason.  I do not believe in blood transfusions.
There
> are other products that can be used.  My daughter had 4 major intestinal
> surgeries (she had all but 10 cm of small intestine removed before 8
months
> old) all preformed WITHOUT the use of blood.  I actually discourage
> donating.
>
> Soffya
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