Save a life. Donate blood.

2007-07-08 [sequeena_rae]: I'm not a donor, I'm scared :(

But I am donating my organs...>.>

2007-07-08 [nokaredes]: I can do that, right? o_O

2007-07-08 [nokaredes]: *le sigh* The last two times I went in to donate, my iron count was too low. And soon, I might be joining the military, and I might be leaving the country, and then I won't be allowed to donate any more...

2007-07-08 [sequeena_rae]: I added a link for you Lami ;)

[nokaredes]; You're not allowed to donate blood in the army? :(

2007-07-08 [nokaredes]: No, it's not that. It's that all the blood-donation paperwork says that if someone trying to donate blood has been outside the U.S., Canada, or Britain for three or more years, they're not allowed to donate. So if I join the military, and I get shipped out, and have a service contract of 3+ years, that'll be the end of me being allowed to donate...

2007-07-09 [sequeena_rae]: Ah :/ That seems a bit mean

2007-07-10 [Linderel]: It's because of all the various diseases a person can be subjected to :S They don't want to take any risks.
The first time I went to donate, I had enough iron, but then they aborted because I told about my growth hormone treatment. That was cleared, fortunately, and I was allowed to go and miraculously my iron was still high enough (miraculously because there's a tendency for anemia in the females of this family) and I got to donate... The hormone that was used was entirely artificial, and therefore safe, but had I been treated before 1990 there would have been a risk of Creutzfeldt-Jacob's... <_<
*phew* That was long. Anyways. Thanks for the link Squee :D

2007-07-10 [sequeena_rae]: Jeez, I don't even know how to pronouce that diease...>.>
You're welcome! *glomp*

2007-07-10 [Linderel]: Essentially, mad cow :P
*lublub*

2007-07-10 [sequeena_rae]: Mad cow disease? Shit, you really don't want that O_O

2007-07-10 [Linderel]: Yeah, the definition isn't very attractive. But before the year 1990, human-based hormone was used for growth hormone treatment. Luckily my treatment began in '91 or '92...

2007-07-10 [sequeena_rae]: That's good *hugs*

2007-07-10 [Linderel]: *snuggle* <3

2007-10-29 [Sunrose]: Maybe some day I'll do this, I support the cause anyway :)

2007-10-29 [Linderel]: Omg, life :D

2007-11-04 [Sunrose]: =P