Blood needed!

This is from the NSW Red Cross, but the problem is the same in every
state.


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We are opening this Saturday at the below centres and with hours
mentioned, to help combat low donor numbers due to colds and flu and
prevent any serious blood shortages.

We need to get in 90 donors in Parramatta and 40 in Liverpool. As
great ongoing supporters of ours, we are happy to offer group bookings
especially for bikers, or of course, individual appointments as per usual!

Any help with circulating this message to Western Sydney Motorcycle
Groups would be greatly appreciated. If anyone is keen, best methods to
follow are:

* For group booking, call Cherry on 9840 5524

* For individual or small group booking call 13 14 95.

Thanks
Clarence St open 8am to 3pm for whole blood and Apheresis donors
Chatswood 8am to 3pm for whole blood only
Parramatta open 8am to 3pm for whole blood only
Liverpool 8am to 3pm for whole blood only
Nepean will not be opened

Cherry Hetherington
Marketing Team Leader Western Sydney
Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Australian Red Cross Blood Service - Dedicated to Transforming Lives.

 

Next time BT goes in, I'm going to sever all ties with the past and
make an appointment too.

 

"Zebee Johnstone" wrote

OK, OK already. I'm going in for donation 417 tomorrow avo. Or is it
418?

Theo
(old bleeder).

 

Am looking forward to getting the all-clear to give blood again

betty (young bleeder ;-p)

 

Two years to go.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

Why so long, Peter?
On other occasions at the Blood Bank I've had to fill in the usual
questionnaire that asks about high risk behaviour, and the window used
to be 6 months for tattoos or unprotected hetero sex.... when did it
become 2 1/2 years? (I can see why there's a shortage of donors these
days!!!) If the sero-conversion window (or whatever it's called) for
HIV is a mere month/6 weeks, why put a 2 1/2 year limit on??? Is there
a 2 1/2 year risk of Heps??? other nasties????

Nobody has explained this to me and I would really appreciate an
explanation. I figured after my final re-screening for post-attack
nasties (completed only yesterday) I would be ok to donate blood again.


How bloody long do I have to feel like a potential leper????

betty

 

Cancer. They wait for as long as it takes to be officially 'in
remission' which is around the five year mark - even when it was
something with virtually no chance of recurrence.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

My stuff up. I meant that it is normally taken as five years of being in
remission before being deemed cured.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

Oh, the booth potential!

Hammo

 

ta - it's dot org not dot com though...

betty, well-informed now and
giving up on blood donation
for a while

 

It's a 5 year window for mad cow and a couple of other things if I'm not
mistaken

JL

 

I gave last week, first time ever. I've been a gunna for a looong time.
At least now I'll feel less guilty should I ever need a beaker of
blood, a pint of plasma or a hip flask of haemoglobin.

 

When I go they take 450 ml of Plasma and 360,000,000,000 platelets. (they
are really small plates). Every two weeks so I must be producing more than a
few platelets a day. About a billion an hour.

Theo

 

Just what are you saying about Betty, JL?

 

I got to 67 (whole blood) but then got too fat and unhealthy....
No-body wants me anymore.

 

Well as soon as they either reopen the volunteer donation centre in the town
where I live and work (unlikely and I don't expect them to do that) or send
the mobile van there (which they promised to do on a regular basis when they
announced the closure but haven't yet and that was 18 months ago, which is
bloody slack!) then I'll donate again...

G-S

 

Had the same problem here in Taree after their centre received some storm
damage & was closed.
Over the next 18 months the van arrived here once & despite having an
appointment we had a 2 hour wait.
Chalked up over 70 now & could get in a few more before I'm too old.
G.

 

Prudence, on my part, let that one slip through to the keeper.
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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

<snigger>

Moooooo!

betty

 

<whistles innocently and stares out the window>

JL