Blood Shortage
Today, I was at the USC Health Sciences Campus and I saw notices of blood shortage posted everywhere. This is pretty serious stuff. If you are a healthy individual with no anemia, you should consider this gift of life -- it costs you very little. USC even has its own blood donation center.
If you want to go the extra mile, consider becoming a donor buddy to a child who has chronic transfusion needs. Consider this: a child with severe thalassemia requires 1 unit of blood ranging from once weekly to every six weeks depending on severity, for the entirety of their life. With transfusions and iron chelation treatment advances, some patients are living well past their forties, but their need for blood doesn't change much overtime. You can save someone's life for free. I wish I could, but I also have thalassemia - a milder, non-transfusion dependent form. Tell your healthy, juicy, athletic friends!
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