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u/Beneficial_Tour_6221 19h ago
Ok so where is his movie
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u/Codename58 19h ago
Tom Hanks needs to free up his schedule
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u/Azrethoc 15h ago
Honestly, could be cool, it's just him in a chair telling stories about his earlier life
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u/AllergictoAIslop 7h ago
Cutting to the lives of children he saved. Normal noatBle and infamous. Would be fascinating
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u/Azrethoc 5h ago
most of the movie could be in black and white, then it could end with the children, and their children, and their children's children, line up to put stones on his grave.
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u/blergyblergy 10h ago
John Lithgow??
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u/cleotorres 6h ago
That would be ace, but even better if he would do it in character as Dick Solomon from 3rd rock from the sun. Would explain why his blood had antigens that could save humans.
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u/Artistic-Green2521 2h ago
Only if m. Night shyamalan directs it and the twist is he’s saves the kids only to schmexually assault them at a later date
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u/DianeDesRivieres 17h ago
Not blood but plasma.
You cannot donate blood every week.
You can donate plasma weekly or every two weeks.
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u/Solid_Count_6940 14h ago
It’s also noteworthy to mention that plasma donations take much longer. I used to donate plasma and it would take 2-3 hours each time.
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u/ImFeelinBotty 13h ago
I donate twice a week, takes 45 min for 950 ml.
There are lots of things you can do to speed it up the biggest is just being hydrated (specifically drinking about a litre of water 2 hours before donation).
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u/JMC1110 13h ago
How does it work? Is it a needle as well? I've got no problem with needles but the thought of having one hang out of my arm for 45+ mins sounds rough
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u/Old_Mammoth8280 12h ago
Just in case you don't already know, the needle is retracted almost immediately after insertion, the plastic tube is what stays hanging out of your arm. That being said, if you're donating plasma the plastic tube will be in your arm the whole time.
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u/Pale-Worldliness9399 9h ago
Really? It took me like 30 min and my veins are picky and spasm every other minute which stops the flow for a couple seconds. How did yours take that long???
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u/crappydeli 13h ago
I don’t understand. Plasma is basically saline. Nothing at all special about it no matter who donates it. If you’re AB+ they ask you to donate plasma because it isn’t useful for any kind of donation.
If you have O- they want you to donate red cells because they can go to anyone. But you can only do that 3 or 4 times a year.
So what this guy is donating is something else.
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u/Explorer335 10h ago
Plasma contains antibodies and proteins. There are quite a few vital immunotherapies that are derived from donated blood plasma.
When an Rh-negative mother is carrying an Rh-positive fetus, the mother's immune system can attack and destroy the baby's red blood cells. This causes a hemolytic anemia called Rhesus disease. James Harrison's blood contains a special anti-D antibody that can be used to prevent this disease. Those anti-D antibodies are given to the mother, where they bind and neutralize any of the baby's Rh-positive blood cells that mix with the mother's blood. This prevents an immune response before it can occur.
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u/MACHOmanJITSU 12h ago
Definitely not just saline. https://www.hhs.gov/givingequalsliving/giveplasma/why-give
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u/purdueAces 14h ago
Many articles have you believe his plasma is insanely rare, but it isn't necessarily. He is Rh-negative not Rh-null, but the dude's plasma regenerates the antibodies at a much higher rate than usual, so he was able, and willing, to donate often. The willingness part is why this man is a huge fucking champion.
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u/PartridgeViolence 14h ago
This is the first time I’ve seen someone mention RH Null. Hella rare. Almost as much as the Bombay one whose name escapes me.
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u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 13h ago
He died this year or the year before.
I'm one of the babies he saved.
I'm pretty sure he was Australian, I was born in America.
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u/TacticoolRaygun 12h ago
The craziest part mentioned is he almost died as a kid. He was given a blood transfusion that saved his life. So when he got old enough, he decided to give back what saved him as a kid. That is when they discovered his plasma could cure Rhesus disease. Its is a remarkable story about giving back to your community in a big way after the community saved him.
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u/thenord321 17h ago
Realistically, they should be cloning his organs for use in a lab to continue and expand this work long after he can give blood.
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u/jimmy-from-magazengo 15h ago
♥️ And thanks to all men and women who donate their blood and don’t have any rare antigens 🫰you make to world a better place
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u/CaptainVulpezz 19h ago
i wonder how much the hospital charged the patients for it
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u/PlanetLibrarian 16h ago edited 9h ago
As an Australian who is only here because of James Harrison, nothing. My folks were not charged a cent for treatment. It was considered worth it, as as a Rhesus baby I would have died and possibly taken my mother out at the same time. Mr Harrison passed away a few years ago, but Australia has been able to recreate the antigen in labs now so we can continue to save lives. *edit - Thanks for the award!!!
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u/pew-pew-bacca 17h ago
His name is James Harrison and he's an Aussie, so nowhere near as bad as it would be in the US.
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u/Local_Ordinary_1774 19h ago
Ig depends on where he's located. In Germany it'd probably equal to about 0 or so, give or take a bit maybe
Edit: actually for a limited cure I'm not sure, ig depends on location / hospital funding or how good your insurance is? Would have to read up on it
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u/rockntumble 16h ago edited 16h ago
How many times we gonna post this? A thousand? IDGAF at this point.
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u/Read_Five 14h ago
I’m on Reddit 10+ times a day for like 15 years and this is the first time I’ve seen it so idk.
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u/Mobile-Bar7732 15h ago
Lol....my first time seeing it.
You should probably get off reddit for while and see the world.
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