tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post6902180590300040227..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: There Won’t Be BloodKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-80827713188243143462011-03-20T13:30:09.774+00:002011-03-20T13:30:09.774+00:00Thanks for getting back to me !Thanks for getting back to me !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925588873287411658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-82458419492534883132011-03-20T12:47:13.801+00:002011-03-20T12:47:13.801+00:00Hi Kirstie: I sorry, I don't know of anyone i...Hi Kirstie: I sorry, I don't know of anyone in that circumstance. Thanks for the comment.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-65628393129850074202011-03-16T16:44:59.113+00:002011-03-16T16:44:59.113+00:00Hi there, I'm actually making a short document...Hi there, I'm actually making a short documentary in London (UK) about blood donation. I'm looking for people who want to give blood but can't because they've received a transfusion since 1980. Do you know of anyone in this situation ?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925588873287411658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-60364141440665891652010-02-24T23:57:03.601+00:002010-02-24T23:57:03.601+00:00So many things to ponder regarding your post. Firs...So many things to ponder regarding your post. First, what of all the people in the England who give blood in the England? Is this a rule there, too? It would seem they should be more worried, but alas, I'm not familiar enough with either culture.<br /><br />I'm sorry that you are unable to continue to donate as it sounds like it gives you a measure of peace. I'm sure you'll find another way to give back. Unfortunately, they never want my blood either--I'm anemic. :(Web-Bettyhttp://www.web-betty-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-47950558468630160772010-02-24T07:14:18.050+00:002010-02-24T07:14:18.050+00:00Being exposed to England does this too you Ken?
O...Being exposed to England does this too you Ken?<br /><br />Oh my God! Well - that rules out about 1 third of the colonised world now doesn't it?! <br /><br />Sorry Ken - Couldn't resist a little dig there on our colonised behalf's as it were! We too are in the same boat on this - if you've visited England in that time frame (or something very similar to it) you're not able to give blood here in Oz too.<br /><br />I thought we couldn't because of our Defence Force past - but that was just a furphy. <br /><br />Cheers ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-6567013700623139432010-02-24T03:45:57.253+00:002010-02-24T03:45:57.253+00:00Spooky. My Grandmother used to give blood cause it...Spooky. My Grandmother used to give blood cause it made her feel better when her blood pressure was high. I've never given blood. I was told I can't because I have asthma. I also drink a lot of caffeine. I think anyone getting my blood would be awake for days.Laura Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774385463320319572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-19412202724693052792010-02-21T20:59:56.826+00:002010-02-21T20:59:56.826+00:00Hmmm. Interesting. I stopped donating blood a long...Hmmm. Interesting. I stopped donating blood a long time ago when I realized they didn't donate my donation to the people who needed it; they sold it. Of course, I am quite irrational, so there's that. If you are now feeling sort of left out, maybe you could just donate a kidney or something. They won't pay you for that either, but you will still experience the warm feeling you miss, and you will again be part of the commercial process. Just a thought. I'm not sure what kind of lapel pins they give out for that. Take care Ken. And remember that writing in and of itself is a form of bloodletting.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-32564416194042264072010-02-21T16:47:26.790+00:002010-02-21T16:47:26.790+00:00Maw: I suppose they are doing the right thing (in...Maw: I suppose they are doing the right thing (in their own eyes, at least). They might say, if they tested my blood now, the thing that will strike me down in twenty years time would not yet be in evidence. I hope no one dies for the want of my pint, that's all...<br /><br />Jan: (Hi) That's what they say. Scary stuff, eh?<br /><br />Elisabeth: We have the whole Asbestos thing here now. Now that is a dreadful substance and those poor people who worked exposed to it for so long... awful really.<br /><br />Jim: I agree, you *definitely* can be too careful. As for the toilet, it wouldn't be his 'evilness' that would worry me so much as the cleanliness of his bott. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-11081199707195077832010-02-21T16:34:55.126+00:002010-02-21T16:34:55.126+00:00You can’t be too careful it’s said. I think you ca...You can’t be too careful it’s said. I think you can. If you thought about all the things that <i>could</i> happen you’d never leave your house. And some people don’t. It’s the same with Health & Safety, a good idea but often taken to ludicrous extremes. It’s like pills. You take them into the chemist and they destroy them because you might have tampered with them, pills in sealed packets and containers. It’s like saying, “I never use public toilets in case an evil man has sat on the seat before me and I might catch his evilness.”<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-68876364532203457362010-02-20T12:15:21.752+00:002010-02-20T12:15:21.752+00:00It's spooky about CJD. It reminds me of the f...It's spooky about CJD. It reminds me of the fear we live under here in Australia for asbestos related diseases among other things. <br /><br />I think we live in a 'risk averse' society and that fear and panic mongering is the order of the day, along with a generalised desire to litigate for anything and everythong. <br /><br />It's counter intuitive. How many more people will die of blood supply shortages than of CJD? But still the government will err on the side of caution here and yet do next to nothing about climate change<br /><br />It's a mad crazy world sometimes.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-51936777593815553522010-02-19T15:00:41.019+00:002010-02-19T15:00:41.019+00:00It can incubate in one's system for that long?...It can incubate in one's system for that long? Fancy that... I've given blood to my ailing father at least thrice sometime before he died. Nope, my blood donation did not hasten his death. It was meant to be. Guess, I did it because I had to. Kept me sane and feeling useful in those difficult times.jan geronimohttp://writingtoexhale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-71856767037374797312010-02-19T14:53:47.038+00:002010-02-19T14:53:47.038+00:00I have always wanted to give blood but have never ...I have always wanted to give blood but have never been able to as I am under the weight limit.<br /><br />I understand that rule, but some of them are really bizarre. Maybe I am being really stupid here, but don't they test the blood to make sure it's okay... or maybe that isn't possible?<br /><br />Just seems nuts that they turn away lots of presumably healthy blood based on someone visiting another country, or making eye contact with a gay person or something. Those are the rules right?mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264964266378609659noreply@blogger.com