[Sca-cooks] medical plus part two

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

i am overweight too.... and they dont care.
(mind you , i am NOW on a diet.... and losing fairly steadily, but still
overwieight, and have been for some time)

why would being overweight keep you off teh registry? do they think you are
overweight enough to be unable to take anesthetic????
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: "Sue Clemenger" <mooncat at in-tch.com>
To: "Kirsten Houseknecht" <kirsten at fabricdragon.com>; "Cooks within the SCA"
<sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] medical plus part two


> I'm a regular platelet donor (or was, before my knee surgery), and very
> much like to be on the marrow donor registry, but they won't have
> anything to do with me because I'm overweight. (!)
> Go figure...I'm almost abnormally healthy, have a lifestyle free of all
> those nasty risk factors, and they can't/won't use me.
> More power to you, Kirsten, for doing it in spite of your fear.
> --maire
>
> Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:
> > <snipped>
> > i was put on the bone marrow registry (with my consent, of course) after
> > donating platelets by pheresis at the red cross.
> >
> > a pheresis donation is easier on the body than a whole blood donation. i
got
> > my gallon pin donating pheresis.....(yes the building is still standing,
i
> > am phobic, not superman!)
>