why can’t people with anemia (not enough iron in blood) get blood transfers from donors who have hemochromatosis (too much iron in blood)?
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Because the Red Cross doens’t accept blood from people with hemochromatosis, even though it’s mutually beneficial for both the hemochromatic patient (because they need to lose blood) and for the average blood loss patient (because iron rich blood is better for blood loss), because the Red Cross considers certain people icky and having tainted blood, like gay people and convicts, and of course people with hemochromatosis.
I have hemochromatosis, and am type O-. I have no other diseases and am in good health. I am a dream donor. The Red Cross is obsessed with blood purity to a fault and will not allow me to give blood.
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