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> On Aug 8, 7:05 pm, Jay Furr wrote:
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>> > On Aug 8, 12:39 pm, Jay Furr wrote:
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>> >> > On Aug 7, 9:29 pm, Jay Furr
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>> >> >> The Red Cross is so short of blood that they're having to cut
>> >> >> shipments to hospitals in the Northeast -- and probably
>> >> >> elsewhere as well. Summertime is annually a low point in terms
>> >> >> of donations.
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>> >> >> Accident victims who need a lot of blood transfused quickly, to
>> >> >> say nothing of transplant patients who've waited months or
>> >> >> years, depend on blood being available.
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>> >> >> A few years ago, a friend of mine hemorrhaged at home after
>> >> >> giving birth to her second child and wound up receiving more
>> >> >> blood in terms of transfusions than her body actual holds -- it
>> >> >> was like they were pouring it in as fast as she bled it out.
>> >> >> If her little local western Massachusetts hospital had been
>> >> >> short of blood due to conditions like we're currently in, she'd
>> >> >> have died.
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>> >> >> I know not everyone can give due to overseas travel or other
>> >> >> deferments, but if you can, for the love of God, please do so.
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>> >> >> You can reach the Red Cross to schedule an appointment at
>> >> >> 1-800-GIVE LIFE (or, if blood donations in your area are
>> >> >> handled by an independent blood bank, call them directly). You
>> >> >> can also make an appointment online at .
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>> >> > If liberals gave as much blood as conservatives, we wouldn't be
>> >> > having this issue.
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>> >> I'm at 39 units, lifetime. What are you at?
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>> > 40
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>> Yay! Assuming nothing goes wrong on Saturday I'll be tied witcha.
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> I'll be up to 41 on Friday :)

Way to go. Gives me motivation to keep on going!

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