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> It seems that many people other than the folks we'd normally consider poor need to sell their plasma to get that bit of extra cash. AMaybe some of them are d

• jdeibele 1y ago
  If you want to give away your plasma, you can do that through the Red Cross and maybe get a $10 Amazon gift card and/or a T-shirt. It takes about 3 hours on a gurney. I donate blood every 2 months. It takes about 30 minutes. I was doing it for altruistic reasons but it turns out that I have an iron deficiency and everyone is tested for an adequate hemoglobin level before they can donate. I have been turned away because my level was too low. Because I donate blood, I get a nice chart that I can show my doctor of what the levels are. A while ago, the Red Cross was testing for COVID-19 antibodies so that blood with those could be given to immuno-compromised people. My thought is that the Red Cross should find some tests that are relatively inexpensive to do but would be popular with certain people. Like testosterone or Vitamin D levels. That'd be a much bigger incentive than a $10 gift card.