It has been a while since i have given blood. OK maybe just a little over 10 weeks. I had to cancel one time because I just didnt feel well. Then another time because I didnt want to donate right before going away. So I decided - since my headache went away - to do a walk in at the blood bank this evening. SO GLAD I DID! There was no one in there and since demand is high I felt good for making the effort. If you can handle the process, your pulse is good, blood pressure good, no temperature and adequate iron... oh and the needles process... it is one of the easiest ways to give back. Me, I have suffered from the overall process before -- does anyone recall that time I passed out at a blood drive at the library? NOT FUN! It took me a while to get back into the swing of it and now I only go to the blood bank. And there have been the ordeals where my iron has not been high enough. I have now started to take a multi-vitamin with iron on a more regular basis. And that has been a help with my iron levels when donating.
So when was the last time you gave blood?
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