[nabs-l] Donating blood/plasma

[Jim Reed]

Hey all, 

I have a question for you all; I am wqondering if anyone has ever thought of, or tried this before.

 I live in a town that has a Biolife Plasma Center. Essentially, its kinda like donating blood, except they donl take the blood, just the plasma,  and return the rest, You can get paid for this "donation"- you can go twice a week, you can make $50 a week, and make up to $200 a month. 

When I had my car I used to go out there twice a week, every week. Now that I dont have my car I cant get out there. There are buses that run that way, but they are so infrequent that the bus is not practicle. Additionally, the polasma process is unpredicatable, some times you can be in and out of the center in one- hour, but sometimes it takes 2 hours. That unpredictability is not good when yoy have a bus to catch and a 1.5 hour wait if you miss the bus. Billings does have a cab service, but it would be a $16 round-trip;  hardly worth it to make $20.

I called Biolife and spoke to an assistant manager, I explained that I am a blind guy who used to donate regularly, and wanted to restart. I told him that I noticed plent of off-peak times when the center is pretty empty. I suggested that Biolife arrainge a shuttle bus during these times, or contract with the cab service. The assistant manager thought I had a good idea and was going to pass it along to the general manager. 

I was wondering, have any of you tried anything lke this with eather a biolife center, or a blood bank? to what sucess?

thanks, 
Jim

"From compromise and things half done, 
Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
And when at last the fight is won, 
... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer