My whole world has been SHATTERED. I never thought this level of STUPIDITY could exist anywhere other than fiction.
A woman strolled into the Red Cross donor center(where I was sitting and reading the required pre-donation FDA materials) and DROPPED A BOMB on everybody.
In a quiet and inquisitive manner, the lady asked one of the phlebotomists, "I have AIDS. My partner and I are intimate, and we use protection. Would it be permissible for him to donate blood?"
The worker said no(*of course not!*), but I was REELING. In order to donate blood, you have to be free from *even a cold* at time of donation, so that means this guy is THE PICTURE OF HEALTH, and he is playing Russian Roulette with the absolute highest stakes imaginable! I never thought anybody in their right mind could ever possibly volunteer to do that!
If anybody needs me, I'll be curled up in the corner, shuddering...
