Posted on 03/26/2007 5:23:16 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
VP Dick Cheney is giving the commencement address at BYU (my alma mater) in April. There is a little rumbling going on, but most seem to be excited to have Dick Cheney come and speak. I've read several letters to the editor where they threaten not to donate to BYU anymore and promise they will never buy any BYU sweatshirts ever ever again (oh the horror.) I'm just waiting for Rocky Anderson to form a protest...
Oh yes. The fun never ends. :)
I used to donate platelets a lot (every three or four weeks), because I have so many platelets, and they can always use them, especially for situations like your MIL's or people with cancer. (I started a few years ago when a friend's father needed them.)
But it can take so much more time if they have to use the "single needle" method, which they have to with me, so I took a breather from it for awhile. Your post is a reminder that I should start again. It is a painless process, and you get to watch TV, DVDs, or read while you lay there, so it's not too bad.
Happiest of birthdays, Toby, and many, many more.
Ev donates plasma. Is that the same thing?
You can donate whole blood every six to eight weeks, platelets every two weeks, and I am not sure about plasma. I'm not sure what plasma is, but it is not platelets, which are used by the blood for clotting. Each of these is needed by different types of patients. Let me look it up, now that you've gotten my curiosity going, LOL!
Here is what one site says:
Over a million hospital patients use plasma therapies each year. The listed products represent only a portion of the products manufactured from plasma.
Albumin—120,000 burn victims per year rely on the use of Albumin and 200,000 heart surgery patients receive Albumin for fluid replacement. Generally, Albumin is used as a body fluid replacement. Albumin is also often used as an ingredient in the manufacture of many biotechnology products.
AHF—Antihemophilic Factor is used in the treatment of the bleeding disorder. There are approximately 420,000 individuals with hemophilia worldwide.
Immune Globulin—The major globulin product is Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG), which is used to treat individuals exposed to infectious disease when no vaccine is available. Immune Globulin products are also used in the treatment of hepatitis, measles, rabies, rubella, tetanus, smallpox and chicken pox. In addition, several hundred infant deaths are prevented annually through the use of Rh Immune Globulin prepared from plasma.
Plasma Protein Factor— Is prescribed for the restoration of plasma volume subsequent to shock, trauma, or disease.
I would love to donate plasma or even whole blood for that matter, but I had hepatitis A as a child........so they don't want my blood.:(
They don't want my blood either. I don't even bother to get in line.
Did it again! Fell asleep 20 minutes before it came on and just woke up!
Has Utah gone the way of California in some way that we haven't heard about? What's up with Rocky "Cindy Sheehan" Anderson?
Hey, Dawn Patrol! Is anyone up? I don't have anyone to talk to!! LOL!
Good morning, Jane! Just popped in to see what was going on. Havta leave soon.
Morning, Two thirds! How's your weather? We are having a long warm spell and so far (barring the expected cold snap) an early spring.
Well, it's been in the high 60's for 2 days and again today, then cooler, 50's, but little or no moisture, then nice again for the weekend.
Got to go get ready to babysit. Have a great day!
Same to ya, Jane!
>>Hey, Dawn Patrol! Is anyone up?
I'm in a hotel room and my internet connection went dead - just got it back
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