makes me really mad Options

[princess2113]

if you have lived in countries, like Germany, for more than i think its 4 months you cant donate blood to most blood providers...i dont get it...they dont let me donate b/c i mite have Mad Cow...i never ate meat in Germany, im vegetarian...do u think its right? i mean allll these ppl need blood, like right after 9/11, no wonder theres a blood shortage...almost every1 willing to give can't...this elimates like almost all service people n tons of ppl....what do u think? shoud ppl that have lived in European countries n coutries with bad water still be able to give?

[EmeraldKnight]

im not making it up? i tried to donate n they said we cant b/c we lived in Germany for so long n we "culd have mad cow"

I'm not saying you made it up.. I'm agreeing with you, that's denying you purely out of concern for mad cow disease is completely irrational and plain stupid if Minda is correct in stating that Mad Cow disease cannot be transferred via blood (I heard the same thing as well)