I can't have direct blood donations, bone marrow problems forbade stockpilubg my own, if you are medically able without restrictions donations of money, blood or platelets to the Red Cross. Pooled blood helps many. I especially need platelets but donation can be hard on donors xo
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I donate 3 units of platelets every two weeks. If anyone can donate, please do.
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On behalf of all the people who have need of them I say thank you. I may even have some of your platelets in me LOL. Many donors say it's rough on them. Would you be able to explain that better if you know. What inspired you to choose platelet donations over whole blood or plasma

Aug 19, 2021 · 7:02 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
Whole-blood donor since HS in '70s. Fell off in my 20s/30s. Started again in '95 when my son had brain cancer. Paused after my own brain C in '03. Wife "covered for me," donating platelets for years. When she was dx'd with (incurable, but harmless) cancer, I swx'd to platelets.
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It's sad that something so brutal an experience in your family brought you to that choice. Did you find it harder or more uncomfortable in any way when you started donating platelets as compared to whole blood?
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I just passed 200 donations. I'll donate as long as they'll let me.
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I'm going to print this photo out and hang it up by my desk!
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I've never had any negative experiences donating. Needles don't phase me (I got REAL used to them with many contest-enhanced MRIs over the years). I can’t believe that I get to do such good for people by sitting in a chair and basically vegging out.
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That's interesting I've heard a lot of people have at least one day of extreme fatigue depression and nausea symptoms after platelets along with muscle aches a flu like reaction which makes sense. Some people are pre-treated with Benadryl to avoid this. Thank you so much again!
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