Thread started by pporras at 02.6.09 - 12:14 pm

This comes from a friend of mine in the marketing department at CHOC so it's legit. I believe O+ is the most common blood type


I have no doubt that there are many children who could benefit from
blood donations at CHOC, but here is one specific incident that came to
our attention through part of our extended UCP family. I hope you will
give it your consideration.

If anyone is O+ and lives near Children's Hospital Orange County, please
consider donating and spreading the word.

A young boy, named Dexter, was admitted to CHOC this week to undergo an
aggressive 5 week treatment to cleanse his system of the strep bacteria
& his own body's antigens that are attacking his body.

Protocol for storing new antigens during this procedure is to store
clean antigens in a saline solution before they enter the patient's body
- unfortunately, the saline solution 'burns' (feels like it is burning,
not actually burning) when it enters the body - Dexter's care team would
like to store the clean antigens in blood in order to eliminate the
saline burn - this is where the call for help comes in - Dexter is O+
(yes, O positive) and needs O+ blood to store the antigens. If they have
healthy blood to store them in, there is not a need for the saline
solution that is typically used.

If you, or anyone you know, is O+, you can go to CHOC & donate for
Dexter - this is a specific request & all O+ blood donated for Dexter
will be used for his treatment. If you are interested, you can call CHOC
Hematology blood and donor services immediately. It takes 5 days for the
blood to be processed and they need lots and they need it now.
The number is 1-714-532-8339. Ask for Maggie. This is a designated donor
program. Please specify that this is to be used for John Dexter Russo.

Here is your opportunity to provide HOPE to Dexter and his family.



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immediately!(corrected for the spell checkers!



pporras
02.6.09 - 12:16 pm

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My blood is yellow



rayrayray
02.6.09 - 12:17 pm

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pporras,

even though you never seem to respond to my questions. I am curious as to why you posted that picture of Mt Lowe skyrail?

I was considering doing that paved trail from Millard Canyon up towards the old Mt. Lowe trail thingy. Have you done it? What's it like?



Joe Borfo
02.6.09 - 1:19 pm

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O is not the most common... in fact, it's the least common. But people with type O blood are always encouraged to donate not only because O is the rarest, but also because O blood can be used to donate to type A, B, and AB. It's the universal donor.
At least that's all I can remember from 11th grade biology. Correct me if I'm wrong.



canadienne
02.6.09 - 1:24 pm

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anyway, donating blood is a good thing to do... i should probably go soon. It's been a few years.



canadienne
02.6.09 - 1:25 pm

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joe borfo yes ive done it all the way to the mueller tunnel it took me roughly a brutal 3 hours to the top of wilson via paved road from millard camp ground then it cuts off to dirt fire road ! want to join us ! me and my buddies play here every weekend! this weekend we will do red box to switzers climb up to colby to strawberry peak to red box to switzers again then to JPL! there is about 40 of us that do this!



pporras
02.6.09 - 2:18 pm

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I want to join. not for a couple of weeks though. busy busy.



POOP DICK
02.6.09 - 2:20 pm

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let me know man!



pporras
02.6.09 - 2:39 pm

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O+ is the most common, and also compatible with any of the other positive blood types on the recipient end.

O- is far less common (not the least common, but not much more prevalent), but able to be donated to anyone.



mikeisadumbname
02.6.09 - 2:49 pm

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