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?

[princess2113]

Um.. no, how do you keep saying there is a shortage? Have you been to the warehouses or whereever the blood is stored and seen them? If not, how can you possible be sure we have a shortage?

BTW, Mad cow takes around TEN YEARS to show up (though it IS NOT transferred through blood)

Unless you can be 100% sure there's a dire need for blood, we must be as safe as possible

ummm yes there IS a blood shortage just b/c u dunt hear abt it doesnt mean there isnt one...ive been to one or the warehouse places, but i just toured it so not really...http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_2965,00.html <<read that article written yesterday abt how we need blood

well i read this article n if u read to teh end u'll c maybe the board agrees with me...they r thinking abt changing the policy so ppl who lived in the UK can donate...looks like they r starting to realize...still shuld allow more ppl thou

ppl over 17 weighing at least 110 lbs that meet the other requirments can usually donate ONE pint of blood every FOUR months...lets say some1 gets leukemia n needs a blood transfusion...during the course of their sickness they make take 30 pints of blood...thats 10 pints...and maybe again sortly after need more...when ive done blood drives normally we get around 20pints...that may not be enough for one person...and u know how many ppl need blood everyday? a LOT...so yeah there is a blood shortage...and yeah normally can tell if u have mad cow around 10 years later, i know that