rip tweeted today "Just donated blood. First time in about 12 yrs. Been wanting to for awhile glad I got to. Nervous when the needle went in. All good now tho." yay!!! i'm so proud of him!
i too have always wanted to donate, but the red cross has certain restrictions. i don't fit the weight one. but since rip donated today i thought to look up the requirements to see if they had changed. and they have! but they don't apply to me...
apptly if you're under 19 there are new weight rules. "It used to be you just had to be more than 110 pounds to give. But now, that's only true for girls who are 5’6” or taller. If you're 5'3'' you have to weigh 124 pounds, if you're 5’, 138 pounds. Bottom line: The smaller you are, the more you have to weigh. " [source]
so according to the chart, at (nearly) 5'4" i'm supposed to weigh 114lbs. a 4'10" girl needs to weigh at least 146lbs but anyone over 5'6" needs to only be 110lbs. ...does this make as little sense to you as it does to me?
there is an explanation though: "these new requirements take into consideration their actual blood volume, not just whether they're in good health and above 110 pounds."
well i'm glad the red cross considers a 5'10" girl who weighs only 110lbs healthy enough to give blood even though i, as an adult who is 5'4" and 105lbs, am unfit to donate!
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