Finally! A Florida Man You Should Really Want To Be Like
Something you probably NEVER thought you would hear – “Why can’t you be more like Florida Man?”
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE – Orlando, Florida. When you were growing up, did you have a brother or sister who your parents always held up in comparison to you? “Why can’t you be more like your brother?” “Why can’t you be more like your sister?”
Well, for maybe the first time ever, you might be hearing, “Why can’t you be more like Florida Man?”
“I like make helping people.” That’s what Florida Man Ronald Ribaric said after it was pointed out that he just gave his 150th gallon of blood. OneBlood, the organization in Florida said that Rabaric has been giving blood since he was a young man.
150 gallons of blood! That’s amazing!
According to a press release from OneBlood, he started giving whole blood, then moved on to giving platelets. Officials said he reached the milestone level because he gives platelets every two weeks.
We’re always in need of blood donations in this country and in Florida, where they’re awaiting some very serious weather, you know, it’s going to get even worse.
Platelet donations are transfused into patients, many of them being treated for cancer, and they’re able to do that rather quickly.
According to OneBlood, Ribaric has no doubt saved the lives of hundreds of patients over his blood donation career. If you’re over the age of 16 and you weigh more than 110 pounds, you can donate blood.
It’s very important; we talk about it all the time on our show, Jersey Magazine, which airs on Sunday, and the good folks from Vitalant who take our blood donations on a regular basis.
So if you ever hear “Why can’t you be more like Florida Man?” well, maybe this is the guy they’re talking about.