I have had a couple of friends attempt to donate blood recently who were turned away because the machines weren’t able to draw from them.
Tubing issues were blamed first.
Eventually, the staff told them they couldn’t donate because the flow was being blocked by clots.
In both arms.
These people are all under the age of 35, by the way. And were under the impression they had no health issues.
agreed. how much of the blood gets used for nefarious purposes?
That and it's given for free and they turn around and charge outrageous amounts for it.
TBF, just because the blood is donated for free doesn't mean the rest of the process is free:
If we want to talk about the administrative overhead of the Red Cross consuming 25% of their donated budget, that's a real issue. But let's understand the service isn't free.
Every charity in the world askes YOU and I to volunteer our time and efforts free of charge, yet no one employed by a charity ever volunteers their time and efforts free of charge.
That's the definition of employed, right? Get paid? Lol
I did.
Employed by a charity, also donated my spare time.
I wasn't the only one.
If you believe in the mission and you believe in giving back to your community, then you do so.
I also volunteer now -- quite a bit of my time.
If it were cash or items, a receipt would be given and it could be written off taxes (or used to). But they take the blood and SELL it!
^^^ THIS. Bad people have been taking advantage of the well-intentioned citizens for years now and it's all coming to light. We donate $ to charities and causes with ZERO visibility into where it goes and how its used. Ditto for the blood drive. We're trying to do good but have NO IDEA where is goes. And recently we hear about those demonic types drinking blood for God's sake! No idea where our blood goes, but they do get our DNA for free.