Bless her heart. Platelets is the only way to reach a number like that. It's great, but we need to remember that we also need whole blood too and you can only give 5 pints a year. When I give platelets, I give a triple, or 3 pints per visit. I can donate 22 times a year, so that's 66 pints a year. I'm not saying anything bad about platelets, but we still need whole blood, plasma, and red blood cells. When you go to One Blood to donate, they'll tell you what you qualify for. More people need to donate.
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