Curtis Lee

He earns about $50,000 a year, lives comfortably for the most part.

He earns about $50,000 a year, lives comfortably for the most part.

But as we all know, with this economy right now, the rising prices of gas and groceries, he needs some extra income.

But as we all know, with this economy right now, the rising prices of gas and groceries, he needs some extra income.

So that's why he was selling his blood plasma.

So that's why he was selling his blood plasma.

Yeah, it's very much in a suburban, if you think of suburbia in America, it's in this strip mall.

Yeah, it's very much in a suburban, if you think of suburbia in America, it's in this strip mall.

There's an Orange Theory Fitness a few doors down from the CSL Plasma.

There's an Orange Theory Fitness a few doors down from the CSL Plasma.

And it very much does have the feel of suburban America.

And it very much does have the feel of suburban America.

Yeah, for years, selling plasma was known to be in mostly lower income inner city communities.

Yeah, for years, selling plasma was known to be in mostly lower income inner city communities.

But now over the past two decades, it's definitely moved out into more suburban middle class areas.

But now over the past two decades, it's definitely moved out into more suburban middle class areas.

We based our story kind of a bit off of a study by researchers at Washington University in St.

We based our story kind of a bit off of a study by researchers at Washington University in St.

Louis and the University of Colorado, Boulder, who looked at plasma centers in America and basically found that the number of plasma centers more than doubled between 2014 and 2021.

Louis and the University of Colorado, Boulder, who looked at plasma centers in America and basically found that the number of plasma centers more than doubled between 2014 and 2021.