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I donate platelets at LifeShare in Texarkana. I stopped going for a while after the 30.06 sign went up. Most of the people who work there think the idea is about as smart as a screen door in a submarine, but they don’t make the rules. They begged me to come back because I’m always good for a double unit and sometimes three. Platelets only last six days, so there is always a need,
My bout with bladder cancer required blood products. I also had the unusual situation of knowing on one occasion that a friend benefited directly from my donation.
The folks at the center explained that they had no choice about posting the sign but assured me they had no intention of searching me for a concealed weapon. ( hint. hint. wink. wink.) I’m just not wired that way. If I go in, I’ll do it legally.
I don’t condemn anybody for for which ever way the come down on this, but in my case, I know for a fact that my donation has saved at least one life, and strongly suspect the number is much higher. I disarm and donate.
It still grinds my gizzard that the hight and nighty at LifeShare are more concerned with making a political point than saving lives.