It's not just Carter Blood Care. It's Red Cross, too. It's preposterous that they count all the way back to 1980, because SOME sign of illness would have surfaced since then, but it's the way it is. And Red Cross has had this rule for years. I don't know how you slipped through the cracks. The booklet they give you when you walk in has a whole list of countries that are on the hell no list, the not likely list and the time-deliminated list. You are asked if you have read the list, and you are asked if you are guilty of having spent time in any of those countries. Heck, now you're not even allowed to know anyone from certain countries of Africa without raising the red flag.
My mom has volunteered for Red Cross Blood Services for many years, but she can't give them her blood because of the 3-months in Europe rule. Last year, she was awarded the Volunteer of the Year for the American Red Cross, but she can't give them her blood.
When did you last donate? They've tigntened the rules since Brendan was born, but the rules have been this way since before Maggie was under construction.
Give what you can. I'll give blood and think of you while I'm doing it. But don't be mad.
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Date: 2006-01-17 04:37 am (UTC)My mom has volunteered for Red Cross Blood Services for many years, but she can't give them her blood because of the 3-months in Europe rule. Last year, she was awarded the Volunteer of the Year for the American Red Cross, but she can't give them her blood.
When did you last donate? They've tigntened the rules since Brendan was born, but the rules have been this way since before Maggie was under construction.
Give what you can. I'll give blood and think of you while I'm doing it. But don't be mad.