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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 01:48 AM Aug 2014

14 yr. old Liberian boy donates a pint of his blood to Dr. Brantley, the Ebola doctor

who has contracted the disease.

The 14 year old's life was saved by Dr. Brantley, and he's hoping to help save Dr. Brantley's in return.

If you pray, please pray for all these workers and patients.

This story was from Fox. So be it. I didn't see it anywhere else.

http://fox59.com/2014/07/31/iu-grad-who-contracted-ebola-continues-fight-for-life-gives-experimental-serum-to-colleague/

In a statement posted on the organization’s website, Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham said an experimental serum arrived in the country Wednesday, but there was only enough for one person.

“..Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol,” said Graham. “However, Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly’s care. The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life.”

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14 yr. old Liberian boy donates a pint of his blood to Dr. Brantley, the Ebola doctor (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2014 OP
Could a 14 year old consent to that in the US? jberryhill Aug 2014 #1
testing marble falls Feb 2016 #23
Could a 14 year old consent to that in the US? jberryhill Aug 2014 #1
Could a 14 year old consent to that in the US? jberryhill Aug 2014 #1
Could a 14 year old consent to that in the US? jberryhill Aug 2014 #1
Could a 14 year old consent to that in the US? jberryhill Aug 2014 #2
wow this is weird. post #2 and four times as #1 ... did DU just hic-cup or what. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #7
an anomaly in the space time continuum perhaps jberryhill Aug 2014 #8
warp speed is weird stuff. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #9
but jberryhill Aug 2014 #10
And I got confused enough that I replied to my own post instead of one of the multitude of yours. pnwmom Aug 2014 #11
and I am sorry did not mean to hijack your thread. this is a serious subject and thanks for posting Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #14
You're welcome. I thought it was the most positive story I'd read in all of this. pnwmom Aug 2014 #15
yes, so far, it is. Heart warming. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #19
or will we be stuck in an endless loop Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #12
Nope pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #16
Just tried. Nope. marble falls Feb 2016 #24
But Captain! The dilithium crystals are about a puddle of lead! longship Aug 2014 #13
Sulu messed up Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #18
Could a 14 year old do that with his parents consent -- which is the case here. pnwmom Aug 2014 #6
If a child can be induced to give bone marrow to a sibling, they can certainly be permitted to... Hekate Aug 2014 #17
Especially to someone who saved his life. pnwmom Aug 2014 #20
I hope he has magic antibodies. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #22

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
14. and I am sorry did not mean to hijack your thread. this is a serious subject and thanks for posting
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:35 AM
Aug 2014

about it.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
16. Nope
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:38 AM
Aug 2014

But you may have set a record here. Deuces and triples have been known to occur during DU server maintenance, but I've never seen a fourper (quadrupost?) before.

longship

(40,416 posts)
13. But Captain! The dilithium crystals are about a puddle of lead!
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:34 AM
Aug 2014

They canno take this warp speed much longer!!!!

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
6. Could a 14 year old do that with his parents consent -- which is the case here.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 01:57 AM
Aug 2014

That's a good question. I think it might be allowed, with the parents' consent, under the exception that allows for a donation "where their blood has special medical value for a particular patient."

Here's what the Red Cross has to say:

http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical-listing#arc1

In-Depth Discussion of Age and Blood Donation
Those younger than age 17 are almost always legal minors (not yet of the age of majority) who cannot give consent by themselves to donate blood. (Each state determines its own age of majority, which can be different for different activities.)

Persons under the age of 17 may, however, donate blood for their own use, in advance of scheduled surgery or in situations where their blood has special medical value for a particular patient such as a family member.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
17. If a child can be induced to give bone marrow to a sibling, they can certainly be permitted to...
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:39 AM
Aug 2014

...volunteer a blood donation.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
20. Especially to someone who saved his life.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:46 AM
Aug 2014

But whether it works or not, the act was heroic.

I applaud the boy and his parents.

Response to Baitball Blogger (Reply #21)

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