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@GardenGerty (169448)
United States
February 5, 2016 10:31pm CST
Tomorrow we are going to another town. Hubby will donate platelets. They did not have two appointments together when we could go.
There is wifi there, so it is likely I will be here while we are there. We will go out for a good lunch afterwards.
It is possible they will have a cancellation and I can go.
This is one of our charities as well as a hobby.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Feb 16
hubby does that some, my blood pressure if often too low to donate anything.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
It took so long for hubby yesterday that we missed the buffet we wanted to go to. Mine goes faster but they did not have an extra slot. I did not go in and use wifi, either. Hubby will probably go back to whole blood donations. I am not sure what I will do.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
7 Feb 16
I used to donate blood but I now can not since I have been to Europe too many times (mad cow) The last two times I tried they refused me.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
Now they are excluding for possible Zika exposure as well.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@GardenGerty Well since I am in Florida at the moment I would be excluded again I guess.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
He gave his platelets, no one cancelled so I could donate. We will always do some form of donation.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
Unfortunately it did not, but I got some crocheting in.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
30 Mar 16
It was nice, and I got some shopping done.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Feb 16
That is good of him to give those. They are sorely needed all over.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
He has always given. I just have started after meeting him.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
We did have a nice lunch, a little later than we planned.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
thank you so much. The needles are tiny and do not bother me much. I am more bothered by the test to make sure I am not anemic.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Feb 16
You would think if they want you to donate they could squeeze you in.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
7 Feb 16
There are only so many machines to do the apheresis procedure with and it is long. It takes a couple of hours.
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