Gee, if they only replaced half of it, you must be feeling kinda anemic!
At 04:25 PM 7/12/02 +0100, you wrote: >thats very scary... especially since I had half my blood replaced only a >few months ago :( > > > >At 16:20 12/7/2002, you wrote: >>Yea mothers and doctors their don't take the steps to make sure the child >>has the best chances of not getting HIV, from what I as hereing on NPR and >>BBC with modern technology if your mom has aids when you're born you have a >>very good chance NOT getting it from her. >> >>And I was horrified to listen to NPR yesterday about how the Chinese are. >>Man they pay them good money to donate blood, and they take the plasma out >>of the blood from everyone in the town who donates, they mix all the blood >>together and take plasma. Then because the Chinese have a fear of your blood >>being take for some cultural thing they MUST reinject it into them so they >>take this town vat of blood and shoot it back into them and if 1 person in >>the town has aids then everyone does. That's insanity I almost fellout of >>the chair when I heard that. From a town of 600 they had like 300 people >>infected since 300 people donated blood, just cause 1 poor guy had HIV and >>wanted a little cash donating blood. >> >>Scary stuff oh well >> >>Bill Wheatley >>Senior Database Developer >>Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer >>EDIETS.COM >>954.360.9022 X159 >>ICQ 417645 >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:11 AM >>Subject: RE: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet >> >> >> > A blood transfusion is not irresponsible ... And a very valid way to get >> > HIV. >> > >> > I just had blood drawn for some tests over here ... And the nurse was >> > handling needles and my blood with no gloves on (not that I have HIV). >> > That's irresponsible, but also an accident if she were to prick hereself >> > with a needle used to draw blood from a patient who didn't know they >> > were infected. >> > >> > No if they use the rape scenario ... That is also not irresponsible. >> > Rape victims do not plan to become rape victims and are NOT ALWAYS >> > walking down dark alleys alone. Some family members rape family members, >> > believe it or not. >> > >> > The only irresponsible way to catch HIV is knowingly having unprotected >> > sex in some way shape or form with partners that you have no history >> > with or the history is very short. That and lab accidents. >> > >> > Also, mothers who have HIV and have babies, pass it on to their children >> > .. And I believe this is the population they are trying to target ... >> > Or some of it. So there are many children who are victims of their >> > parents HIV status, whether it be irresponsible ot not ... And I think >> > the show wants to try and educate other children that just because their >> > fellow 2nd grader is HIV positive ... They aren't aliens. >> > >> > My thoughts. >> > >> > Erika >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > >>| From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > >>| >> > >>| No matter how they explain it the unless the Muppet got it >> > >>| from a blood transfusion or was rape or something like >> > >>| that, she would have to have been irresponsible some how, >> > >>| and I don't think that it's a good idea to show these kids >> > >>| that it's ok to be irresponsible? Anyone else think this, >> > >>| or am I mostly alone in my view point as us usual? >> > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
