Comments | fabricdragon: FT Hood Update BLOOD DONORS NEEDED edited to add

fabricdragon

FT Hood Update BLOOD DONORS NEEDED edited to add

Nov 05, 2009 18:46

the numbers of injured continues to climb slowly as reports come out
there has been an urgent call for blood donors in the Ft Hood/ Texas region.

all domestic bases are on high alert, so no... your friends and family likely CANNOT call you to say they are safe, they are on lock down. mis reported...... apparently the bases are not all on high alert ( Read more... )

urgent, blood donation, shootings

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stori_lundi November 6 2009, 00:58:41 UTC

Faireraven echoed your post so I thought I'd clear up a misconception. Most military bases are NOT on alert. I just came from Ft. Belvoir and there is no lockdown and phone lines are clear. Ones near Ft. Hood might be on higher alert and obviously Hood is locked down but everyone else should be clear. I was at Belvoir on 9-11 so I've been through a lockdown. You can check a base's website for information on their operation status.

fabricdragon November 6 2009, 03:57:00 UTC

i was reporting from the washington post news ....... which has been updated since.... including that the gunman is alive now...

stori_lundi November 6 2009, 11:21:12 UTC

The Post reported everyone was shut down? Egads. Way to jump to conclusions there Post. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was grumping at you but trying to head off a mass panic and my inbox filling up with "OMG, there's been a shooting at a military base!! Are you okay?!?!?!?!?" You know how teh intarwebs can be. :)

fabricdragon November 6 2009, 22:38:00 UTC

yup, i subscribe to the post for "news alerts" and had just gotten one saying "all civilian bases are on lock down" in the text.

and yes, i was on a military base in California when wildfires swept trough one (not mine) and hubby and i both had panicky people calling....

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becoming_rachel November 6 2009, 02:31:26 UTC

This is just beyond horrific. I'm sending out healing to all..
I wonder if there will be any way for others to help? I'm in Canada and would want to help however I can.

fabricdragon November 6 2009, 22:40:06 UTC

as keastree says.. donations to the USO, the Red Cross, and other military relief and charitable agencies will be helpful
prayer is helpful
prayer is really helpful

i expect there will be more evident "things to do" when the dust settles.

of course, blood donations are always needed, everywhere. world wide. i tend to obsess on it a bit. but near the holidays traffic accidents go way up, and donations go way down.....

keastree November 6 2009, 04:54:18 UTC

Shooter NOT dead. Shooter of Jordanian descent, born in the US, an officer, and was reportedly upset about deployment to Iraq. This would have been his first overseas deployment ( ... )

military donors fabricdragon November 6 2009, 22:34:56 UTC

sadly, since the injured have been taken to civilian hospitals.... they will not be able to use the military blood supplies as much.

you see, the HOSPITALS have given blood from their own stock..... and CANNOT replenish their civilian blood stock with most of the military donors.

reason? about half the military, maybe more, is *disqualified* from donating to civilian blood supplies
yup
every time i go in i have to jump through a few hoops, because i was in the military.... because if you were overseas..... posted almost anywhere in Europe, most of the Middle east, or Africa, for more than 4 months.. you are no longer eligible. (yes i am drastically oversimplifying)
mad cow disease, dont ya know...
we dont have any here

but the red cross lost half its donors in one move when "based overseas for a tour" (between certain dates) became a disqualifying statement

Re: military donors iestynapmwg November 7 2009, 15:49:02 UTC

Yeah, it sucks... There have been times i've been motivated to donate, despite my massive fear of needles. But having lived in England for several years, i'm not allowed to.