Just an update here on the CBC smoking policy. A meeting was held on Friday for all employees who handle blood, not a smoking related meeting, and during the meeting the question was asked if the new procedures were responsible for the sudden decrease in blood units (or supply). The answer was given that no, the [...]

I’ve posted maybe five or six entries related to this whole CBC anti-smoking issue, and while I still feel that it deserves as much attention as it can get for Texas’ #1 non-profit organization, I am going to move on for a while. Though I won’t be moving too far since CBC seems to be on [...]

As can be seen from the video above, the local DFW CBS news station ran a feature story on the 10 o’clock news tonight. This is a big step in the right direction, though its effects will not likely last very long. More needs to be done to stop companies from going too far. Thanks [...]

YAY! I was doing some checking and found that I’ve gotten more attention on this than I expected. McDonald Sanders, a law firm in Fort Worth, Texas has been on my site to view my “CBC Wants Your Rights” blog entry. What’s even more telling about this, is that someone found the post, and emailed to [...]

So what’s new? I got to wake up a good four hours earlier today than I normally would, thanks to our babysitter not being home. And after sending off some inquiries to the local news agencies around here on Friday, I’ve been checking my email more often in case someone responded. Well this morning, it went [...]

While discussing this latest smoking ban issue with my mother and wife, both Carter BloodCare employees, we realized one thing. While they seem to be completely dissing smokers, they still rely upon and accept blood donations from smokers. Don’t you think it might be a good idea for smokers to stop donating blood to them, [...]