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To: Honey_Bee who wrote (44689)	9/18/2017 12:35:33 PM
From: Carolyn	1 Recommendation Recommended By Honey_Bee Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 456410

I think they still screen. I know I donated blood a couple of years ago, then a couple of months later received a letter claiming I may have been exposed to chagas virus/disease/ whatever - had never heard of it! Had not been to any place which had it. Anyway, they do screen.

To: Honey_Bee who wrote (44689)	9/18/2017 1:05:51 PM
From: Woody_Nickels	2 Recommendations Recommended By Honey_Bee John Carragher Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 456410

OT: HB, I got my 10 gal. Donor pin a few yrs back. The questionnaire is more comprehensive than ever. Now the Red Cross even questions your blood if you were in the military since 1980. I was never overseas during my enlistment '79-'84, so they take my blood. Back in the '90s I gave blood so regularly that I had the questions memorized. LOL. It freaked out some of the volunteers. Another thing that changed is that you can now give blood after age 62. But I stopped at 62 anyway. Too much scar tissue on my donor veins.

To: Honey_Bee who wrote (44689)	9/18/2017 1:58:01 PM
From: MJ	2 Recommendations Recommended By Honey_Bee Investor Clouseau Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 456410

or donate your own blood if you are having surgery The ideal situation is not always doable. After a case of the flu at Hopkins, my daughter a student, became very ill. I received a 9 p.m. call from the hospital , she was in emergency at Hopkins Hospital. Blood count was down to almost nothing. We rushed to the Hospital------the Doctor told me we have no idea what she has. They were transfusing her but washing the blood before they put into her. No diagnosis was made------the Doctor was superb, for two weeks he hovered with her as did her nurses and friends and of course parents. They gave her a room overlooking the campus to inspire her healing. Yes she did heal. mj