Gulf Coast Regional Blood center is 5 years in Europe. As I was only there for 3.5, I'm eligibleKevinf2349 wrote:They won't take mine either...something about not wanting CJD over here.....oh wait a minute it is already!....but still they insist that I am a mad cow carrier for some reason. One roast beef and Yorkshore pudding too many maybe?chabouk wrote:I wish I could, but they won't take my blood. I was stationed in Europe for three years in the 1980s, so I might have mad cow disease.
I used to give blood every 6 months in Blighty with no issues whatsoever.
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No such luck for me. I lived in the UK for 40 something years! I only moved here in 1998....but now I am a card carrying US Ciitizen....an NRA card that isdicion wrote:Gulf Coast Regional Blood center is 5 years in Europe. As I was only there for 3.5, I'm eligibleKevinf2349 wrote:They won't take mine either...something about not wanting CJD over here.....oh wait a minute it is already!....but still they insist that I am a mad cow carrier for some reason. One roast beef and Yorkshore pudding too many maybe?chabouk wrote:I wish I could, but they won't take my blood. I was stationed in Europe for three years in the 1980s, so I might have mad cow disease.
I used to give blood every 6 months in Blighty with no issues whatsoever.
Still I wish I could give blood especially for our brave service men and women.
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I gave whole blood three weeks ago. Work hosts the blood center 3-4 times a year so they make it easy.
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Gave Sunday after church. We had the Blood Mobile sitting in our parking lot. This was planned way before the Fort hood shootings.
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