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Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP15 May 2018 4:36 a.m. PST

you might like to share it….

James Harrison has retired from blood donation after his 1,173rd donation. By good chance he has a rare antibody which can be used to counter hemolytic disease of the newborn, or HDN. The estimate is he has saved 2.4 million babies lives.

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Oh and :

"He disliked needles, so he averted his eyes and tried to ignore the pain whenever one was inserted into his arm."

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP15 May 2018 6:22 a.m. PST

That's awesome!

For the last two and a half decades I have been prohibited from donating blood because I lived in places with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease). The first time I was told "no" was the pint that would have been my 10 gallon pin.

Winston Smith15 May 2018 11:37 a.m. PST

High blood pressure cut me off at 67 pints. It was a good run. grin

Ed Mohrmann15 May 2018 2:41 p.m. PST

I've never been allowed to donate after the malaria…

Old Wolfman18 May 2018 5:48 a.m. PST

Type 2 diabetes here. As well as high blood pressure.

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