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Raven123

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5. When you need blood, you need blood

Reply to NNadir (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:27 PM

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I’m sure they are just trying to make the system as easy as possible in an emergency. Maybe overkill, but don’t tell RFK Jr, or we may not have any blood donation system

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My hemoglobulin is great, but no bleed for me: A Drug that Annoyed Me to No End When Being Developed Rules Me Out. [View all] NNadir Yesterday OP

No problem. I filled in for you the day after Thanksgiving. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1

I thank you on behalf of humanity. NNadir Yesterday #3

Is donated blood segregated by men and women? quaint Yesterday #2

Thanks for the updated explanation. It still strikes me as overly restrictive. NNadir Yesterday #4

When you need blood, you need blood Raven123 Yesterday #5

This is a modern issue in the poor valuation attached to risk. It's not just in the medical field, but in other... NNadir Yesterday #7

I've never donated because I was only 110 pregnant. quaint Yesterday #10

Your original post prompted me to also check my eligibility, Totally Tunsie Yesterday #6

Bless you for trying so hard to be a donor. I feel like you and cannot donate due to a history of ITP. Ziggysmom Yesterday #8

I donated for years WmChris Yesterday #9