Blood donation guidelines:
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Jul 07, 2005 11:02:18 am PDT #7879 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 11:02:27 am PDT #7880 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - Jul 07, 2005 11:03:20 am PDT #7881 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's not an opfficial evac, Erin. People are just leaving because Cindy was worse than we expected and there weren't any good hurricane parties to help with the laissez fairness.
So, wait, Kathy A, you're AB+ and your sister is AB-? That's neat.
My family is like a whaddayacallit square. Mom is B Dad is A brother is B, I'm AB and sis is O. All positive, though.
Dana - Jul 07, 2005 11:03:37 am PDT #7882 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Woot! Beat you by nine seconds.
askye - Jul 07, 2005 11:04:40 am PDT #7883 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
They changed our payroll deadline due to concerns about the hurricane over the weekend.
And, now we are emptying the trash more frequently because of the bombings in London.
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 11:05:57 am PDT #7884 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Woot! Beat you by nine seconds.
I'll get you next time!
Kathy A - Jul 07, 2005 11:10:08 am PDT #7885 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
So, wait, Kathy A, you're AB+ and your sister is AB-? That's neat.
Actually, vice versa, but, yeah, it's pretty cool. My mom's a nurse, so she had us memorize our blood types before we could read. My brother (product of Mom's first marriage, so different biological dad) is B+, but a few of Mom's brothers are also ABneg, so I've got that going for me. IIRC, AB is the "universal recipient", so I can take any negative type blood, and my sister can take any blood, positive or negative (I think that's right).
askye - Jul 07, 2005 11:10:39 am PDT #7886 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Right before my brother went to boot camp he donated blood. The Red Cross sent him a letter saying his blood had been rejected because of Heptatits. This freaked out Mom and she hustled him off to the doctor, who did some tests and said that at some point my brother had been exposed to it, but didn't have it, and wasn't going to develop it. The Red Cross was being extra extra careful.
I've given blood a few times, but the last time I barely staggered home, didn't close my door, and passed out until my boyfriend came over and woke me up which was several hours later. So I've been reluctant to give blood after that.
Rick - Jul 07, 2005 11:11:44 am PDT #7887 of 10001
US Red Cross Donor eligibility guidelines.
This was useful. They seem to have changed to rules so that they reflect the gradient of risk more. It looks like I can donate again (time in most European countries has increased from six months to five years), although I'm pushing the limit on time visiting the U.K., which has decreased.
Vortex - Jul 07, 2005 11:12:01 am PDT #7888 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'll get you next time!
and your little dog too!