There has been a cultural change in the past 10 - 15 years that is keeping people permanently deferred one year at a time.
Ken -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Hinkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: To the Veterans on the list yeah, but that would mean i would have to stop getting ink :) On 11/14/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we have a one year deferral for new ink. After that I think you > can donate again. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Hinkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: To the Veterans on the list > > they no likey inked people > > On 11/12/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even though there are many people who are deferred less than 5% of > > eligible donors actually donate blood. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:14 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: To the Veterans on the list > > > > that's bizarre. And then they wonder why they run short of blood. > > > > Dana > > > > > > On 11/11/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > yeah, they said something about mad cow. > > > that in 1973 the standards for whatever, were not up > > > to par. > > > > > > they will not let my wife do it either for the reason that > > > when she was in the 1st through fourth grade living > > > in england, they didnt have high enough mad cow standards. > > > > > > crazizzle. > > > tw > > > > > > On 11/11/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > you can't donate because you were born in Germany? > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > On 11/11/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > i cannot donate as i was born in Germany while on base with dad. > > > > > > > > > > tw > > > > > > > > > > On 11/11/05, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah I can't donate because of Afghanistan. Oh, and the > anthrax > > > vaccine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:48 AM > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > Subject: RE: To the Veterans on the list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well I am unable to donate blood due to the Gulf War. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:12 AM > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > Subject: RE: To the Veterans on the list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you served in the military you know you were given a lot > > > > > > > of vaccinations. Do you know what those vaccinations were? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I donate blood frequently (6 gallons last year) and was > > recently > > > told > > > > > > > that I have Hep B antigens in my system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The doctor assured me I do not have Hep B, ( I have since > > > > > > > gone to my doctor for Hep A, B, and C tests, I am clean) but > > > > > > > having the antigens in my system is a strong indication that > > > > > > > I was probably vaccinated for Hep B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The bottom line is the Hep B antigens have a tendency to > > > > > > > create a false positive test result while screening blood > and > > > > > > > I have now been permenantly deferred from ever donating > blood > > > again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if the Hep B vaccination was one of those > > > > > > > vaccinations we received in the military? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > > > > > > > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > > > > > > > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > > > information. > > > > > > > Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is > > > > > > > prohibited. > > > > > > > If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the > > > > > > > sender and delete any copies of this message. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:181824 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
