Odd Moment of the Day

[kybearfuzz]

While answering some questions with a co-worker, the phone rang. It was the Hoxworth Blood Center, calling to let me know that they are desperately in need of my A+ type blood and if I would be interested in donating. They're giving out free tickets to King's Island apparently.

I told the lady on the line that I was permanently deffered. She says "Oh no" in sympathy. I tell her that I'm deferred for a lifestyle choice, not a disease. She says "Okay" and proceeds to ask if I could tell others in my office about the King's Island offer. Uh, okay... I guess...

Strange how my blood type was in such high demand, but is no longer any good. At least they'll stop bugging me now.

PS: Just so you know I coined "lifestyle choice" meaning I was choosing to live a gay man finally, not that I chose to be gay. I thought that read a little strange. I'm sure she didn't know the difference.

Comments

[teachingcub.livejournal.com]

I think the worse part is that there seems to be nothing we can do. We can all not give blood, but they dont really care. They dont want it anyways. I have gay friends who donate and lie..I try to discourage that but they dont seem to get the impact of the larger societal impact anyways...*sigh*

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess the irritating part is that I always have sex with protection, taking very careful precautions. My older brother, for example, basically wears no protection and has banged more skanky chicks than I could count. Yet, he is considered acceptable to donate, I am not, simply because of who I sleep with. I know the opposite can be just as true, but it seems terribly unbalanced.