Awesome People - Page 16

xoxoxoBruce · 09-15-2019, 02:25 PM

Brits are like that...

Gravdigr · 09-15-2019, 04:10 PM

And he's humble, too.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2019, 11:48 PM

Awesome? I think so...

glatt · 10-06-2019, 08:49 AM

You can donate one unit of whole blood every 2 months. Or 6 times a year. It would take 167 years to donate 1000 units of whole blood.

Maybe he was donating smaller quantities, or platelets (which if I recall correctly you can donate every three days). The blood banks must have set up some sort of special collection procedure for him once his special blood was identified.

glatt · 10-06-2019, 08:57 AM

Ok. I looked him up. He was doing Plasma apheresis, which is actually a much bigger deal.

They hook you up to a machine that takes your blood and separates out the components they are collecting and returns the unwated blood components to your body. It takes 1-2 hours for one donation instead of the half an hour for a whole blood donation. And you can do it more frequently.

So this guy is truly amazing. 1000 donations that are more difficult than a typical whole blood donation.

Clodfobble · 10-06-2019, 05:52 PM

On a related tangent, there is currently a nationwide IVIG shortage, which is used to treat a variety of autoimmune diseases and is obtained by plasma donation. (In Mr. Harrison's case, they needed one particular rare antigen, whereas with generic IVIG they need a mix of everything found in a normal person.)

As for why there is a shortage, it's a combination of 1.) the huge spike in all autoimmune diseases and 2.) the increasing awareness and medical proof that IVIG treats the symptoms of all of them to some degree, despite being obscenely expensive and a hassle to administer. But the end result is that some plasma donation places are raising their reimbursement rates. Around here they pay $40 for every donation, plus a $50 bonus if you make the maximum of three donations in a week. A dedicated donor could pull in an extra $680 a month.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2019, 10:08 PM

So $90 for three donations in a week. About two hours per would be $15 an hour and free snacks. Won't take mine though, have to make my money the old fashion way through prostitution.

Clodfobble · 10-07-2019, 07:20 AM

Heh. I've never been tested for suitability, but I've got enough official diagnoses on the books that I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want mine either.

Griff · 10-07-2019, 07:23 AM

My BiL is in the business. Sometimes they pay folk with a diagnosis extra $.

Gravdigr · 10-14-2019, 03:24 PM

OMG, Shay Bradley must have been an Awesome People™ when he was alive, because he was fucking awesome in death.

Make sure to watch the vid at the link.

Gravdigr · 10-23-2019, 05:19 PM

Badassery, on an Awesome People™ level.

Oorah, indeed.

DanaC · 12-05-2019, 05:20 PM

Gravdigr · 05-16-2020, 01:59 PM

SSgt Ronald Shurer, mentioned in this thread a couple pages back, died May 14.

Fuck cancer.

fargon · 05-16-2020, 03:40 PM

Fuck Cancer

DanaC · 07-10-2020, 04:45 PM

09-15-2019, 02:25 PM	#226
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Brits are like that... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-15-2019, 04:10 PM	#227
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	And he's humble, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-05-2019, 11:48 PM	#228
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Awesome? I think so... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-06-2019, 05:52 PM	#231
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	On a related tangent, there is currently a nationwide IVIG shortage, which is used to treat a variety of autoimmune diseases and is obtained by plasma donation. (In Mr. Harrison's case, they needed one particular rare antigen, whereas with generic IVIG they need a mix of everything found in a normal person.) As for why there is a shortage, it's a combination of 1.) the huge spike in all autoimmune diseases and 2.) the increasing awareness and medical proof that IVIG treats the symptoms of all of them to some degree, despite being obscenely expensive and a hassle to administer. But the end result is that some plasma donation places are raising their reimbursement rates. Around here they pay $40 for every donation, plus a $50 bonus if you make the maximum of three donations in a week. A dedicated donor could pull in an extra $680 a month. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-06-2019, 10:08 PM	#232
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So $90 for three donations in a week. About two hours per would be $15 an hour and free snacks. Won't take mine though, have to make my money the old fashion way through prostitution. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-06-2019, 08:49 AM	#229
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You can donate one unit of whole blood every 2 months. Or 6 times a year. It would take 167 years to donate 1000 units of whole blood. Maybe he was donating smaller quantities, or platelets (which if I recall correctly you can donate every three days). The blood banks must have set up some sort of special collection procedure for him once his special blood was identified.

10-06-2019, 08:57 AM	#230
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ok. I looked him up. He was doing Plasma apheresis, which is actually a much bigger deal. They hook you up to a machine that takes your blood and separates out the components they are collecting and returns the unwated blood components to your body. It takes 1-2 hours for one donation instead of the half an hour for a whole blood donation. And you can do it more frequently. So this guy is truly amazing. 1000 donations that are more difficult than a typical whole blood donation.

10-07-2019, 07:20 AM	#233
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Heh. I've never been tested for suitability, but I've got enough official diagnoses on the books that I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want mine either. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-07-2019, 07:23 AM	#234
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My BiL is in the business. Sometimes they pay folk with a diagnosis extra $. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-14-2019, 03:24 PM	#235
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	OMG, Shay Bradley must have been an Awesome People™ when he was alive, because he was fucking awesome in death. Make sure to watch the vid at the link. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-23-2019, 05:19 PM	#236
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Awesome People - Bad Ass Edition Badassery, on an Awesome People™ level. Oorah, indeed. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-16-2020, 01:59 PM	#238
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	SSgt Ronald Shurer, mentioned in this thread a couple pages back, died May 14. Fuck cancer. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-16-2020, 03:40 PM	#239
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Fuck Cancer __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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