My children can never be donors, what do I tell them?

[Beaaware]

My children are 19, 22, 24, they were all born during the BSE crisis, the other day one of them asked me 'Mum I want to donate my blood when I travel overseas' , I know that this is not possible because all three of my children are banned from doing this in most other countries around the world.
AIBU not tell them exactly why this is, or should I let them find out for themselves, how do you tell your kids that they have potentially been exposed to deadly rogue prions?

What a bizarre thing to become fixated on.

All a bit Daily Mail.

If this is genuine altruism, there are surely many other genuine worthy causes and projects they can contribute to while travelling abroad. If they are truly committed to wanting to donate blood, do it in the UK, where they are allowed and it is actually badly needed due to low supplies. It certainly isn't a horrible thing to have to tell them... OP, I hope you are never in a position to have to tell them something truly horrible.

Have they ever seen the ocean? poor bastards.

well when they ask "Mum I want to donate my blood when I travel overseas" which incidently is a statement, not a question, you reply "no because you have potentially been exposed to deadly rogue prions"
Don't really see the problem

I was born in 1980 and have been described as a mad cow more than once

It is no shock to me to discover foreign countries don't want my blood. but then again neither does the UK!

Beaaware just. tell. them. and TBH IMO if they want to donate blood they should want to do it in their own country - why do they feel they should be donating abroad instead

Beaaware you are clearly very passionate about this subject, have you considered using tge mn campaign section to see if it's something others feel strongly about? What else, apart from posts/threads on mn are you doing for your cause? Is there a reason you seem to want to scare people rather than fight for screening /treatment?

@ Bruxeur. Pure genius.

I live in France and can't donate here because I LIVED in the UK during the BSE crisis.....even though I was veggie! Crazy!

How do you tell your kids that they have potentially been exposed to deadly rogue prions? Hmm...

Beaware: ''DC you may have been exposed to deadly rogue prions''
DC: ''Mum, have you been on the Gin again?''

It's a difficult one for sure.

Ummmm OP you are being a bit odd. But nevertheless to answer your question YADNBU to just tell them why they can't donate blood overseas. You are just been truthful about something which doesn't have to be a big deal at all.

I obviously don't know your dc's, but I'm almost certain most in their situation will have more important and exciting things to think about if they're travelling overseas. They can donate to their hearts content
before they go and after they come back.

FWIW I live down under. I would donate blood but can't.
Am I insulted? No.
Was I surprised when I found out? A little.
Am I worried about it? No.

Far greater risk of getting cancer or being hit by bus than having vCJD.

Stop obsessing it's not healthy.

People who make up threads to get attention are called Trolls.

Reading through the thread and noting OP has posted on this subject many many times, I was feeling sympathetic and wondering, OP, if you had suffered a personal tragedy in relation to the BSE crisis.

Then I read your most recent posting on this thread...

YABU to be repeatedly posting Moo and cow related bollocks on all the threads.

Stop sucking your cows. It might help.

cow sucking!!!!!

what with this and Holiday From Hell thread, it's all pretty bizarre on AIBU tonight!

Do you mean you would eat pooella Lololizzy?
With wrong sangria? And manly jelly?

Dear god.

I have NEVER eaten paella, (or pooella) which probably makes me somewhat bizarre too. If the sangria is made to that OP's requirements, perhaps manly jelly would wash down smoothly though

There's a lot of drama on here tonight, personally in my dull little life I'm loving it, the highlight of my day was breaking the news to my other half that I would never be able to drive in USA. We have no plans to go there. But I can't drive there. 'Wrong' side of the road, and all that. I tried once but kept hitting the kerb. I can't ride wild horses in Mongolia either so he's going to have to rule that one out if it ever crops up.

Um don't get why they want to donate blood overseas unless they want to sell it? Some gap year types do this to help raise money.

there's got to be more behind this thread, but the OP's probably gone to bed to have nightmares about prions

Lolo - but how will you tell the children you can't ride wild horses in Mongolia??

Why do they want to give blood overseas but not here?

Link for whoever asked

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk/docs/pdfs/dl_ps_vcjd_2008-09.pdf

You're a bit radio rental

My DDs are 20,22 and 25 and this is the first time I've heard about this. But if it was true and they asked me I would just tell them. Anyway they are adults and I would expect them to find these things out for themselves. I'm sure the older 2 know all about the crisis anyway. They can donate in the UK. Just stop worrying and treat your children as adults.

Really i didnt know that , dd1 donates she is 19 , i Guess you can just tell them the truth , which countries ban donation ? not that dd is going abroad anytime soon, you would think by now they would have changed especially as the blood is being donated in the UK