A thought for Cincy

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

I'd be down.

On 3/12/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>     I did something this weekend that I hadn't done in a while... ok
> get your minds out of the gutter.  I puttered around the car a little
> but that's not what this is about.
>
> I donated platelets.
>
> Statistically speaking more than half of us will be touched by cancer
> in one form or another.  Either personally or via someone close to us.
>  Platelets as you all surely know are critical to the survival of
> someone that is battling cancer.
>
> My point is that you hear of other clubs and organizations doing
> community involvement kinda things... You know like Hells Angels
> reading to kindergarteners or was that sponsoring an addict?  ;)  I
> forget.
>
> Granted time is very limited on THE weekend, but not all of us drink
> or autocross.  It takes about an hour to donate platelets.  It would
> be good PR if a group of us donated in the .org name.
>
> Just a thought.  I donated for years, mainly because both of my
> parents fought cancer and lost.  I couldn't do hospice but this is a
> step in that direction.  After I lived in Italy I had to give it a
> couple of years, but I started up again this weekend.
>
> I pretty much expect everyone to say F' that, but if you didn't know
> they put the blood through a centrifuge, extract the platelets and put
> the whole blood back in your body.  It's safe to do every three days
> or so and doesn't have any of the negative effects donating a pint
> does.  (dizzyness and such) There's one needle (10 years ago you had
> one in each arm.) and I usually sit there with a laptop on my lap or a
> book.  Do the spockcasa thing... chill, relax, chillax.
>
> Even if time doesn't permit I highly encourage you to donate wherever home is.
>
> Hell I may even need blood in the emergency room if the "Northern
> Delegation" is holding a grudge.  (I swear to God I was kidding you
> guys.)
>
> I know... not the reason for going, off topic, yea yea yea...
>
> Chris
>
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Mike
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