Posted by Karen_kay on February 22, 2004, at 19:12:41
In reply to Donating blood is a wonderful thing » Racer, posted by fallsfall on February 22, 2004, at 15:55:11
YES IT IS!!! I do it often, but had to take a break while I had a fresh tatoo.... Oh, the horros of the tatoos I got. BUt, I don't want to discuss that. I'm impulsive and had extra cash at the time.. They're awful, I hate them...
Back to the subject at hand. I try to talk everyone into donating blood. My friends, boyfriend, people in my class. I even offer to give them rides home, ect...
I've had one occassion when I passed out and once my iron was too low to donate. I almost cried. Being turned down hurt. And my heartrate is almost always too high, so I have to take a second and let them check my pulse after doing some breathing exercises...
They sent me a thank you card once and I cried when I got it. Maybe I was having a moment, maybe I just really appreciated it. I sent them a thank you card back... I know I'm funny.
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