tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66844036416799569.post1162952298763176545..comments2023-08-21T08:08:48.022-05:00Comments on Dog and God: Another week's assortmentDogBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188110384649189032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66844036416799569.post-253232202724101092010-03-10T11:00:48.554-06:002010-03-10T11:00:48.554-06:00I received a letter after my last attempt to give ...I received a letter after my last attempt to give plasma (we have a plasma collection center here) telling me that I was permanently rejected. Small veins. That was definitely a bummer.<br /><br />As for change, I can certainly hear you on that one. In so many areas of life..... and yes, there's always a bit of grief (or at times, a lot) that accompanies it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66844036416799569.post-29208673682096472352010-03-08T21:22:09.806-06:002010-03-08T21:22:09.806-06:00Aw, false positives are crummy... you aren't t...Aw, false positives are crummy... you aren't the only one I've heard of who has experienced that. Way to go on being such a steady donor when you could be, though!<br /><br />I don't remember them asking about Africa specifically, but they do ask about international travel in general, and Mexico and England both have their own questions.DogBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188110384649189032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66844036416799569.post-15582583368943042642010-03-08T07:46:32.770-06:002010-03-08T07:46:32.770-06:00I used to be really diligent about giving blood --...I used to be really diligent about giving blood -- but I got a false positive for hepatitis once, caused by some cholesterol medication I was taking, and they told me never to give again. (My mission trips to Kenya would probably exclude me now, as well. Do they still ask if you've been to Africa?)<br /><br />I was, if I recall correctly, one pint shy of my five-gallon pin when I had to stop.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656497823028071167noreply@blogger.com