Blood, A Great Christmas Gift!

I am not one to brag, but I am proud of my blood donations. Last night I gave blood for the 10th time. It has never been easy for me. I tend to have low blood pressure, and am pretty borderline with my iron - I've never been turned away for low iron, but I've squeaked by their second test numerous times.

The first time, I went grey and my husband said I looked like a corpse.

The second through 8th time I took over 1/2 hour to give.

The 9th time left me woozy for 3 days.

And this last time I was overcome with dizziness and fell back into recline when trying to sit up. That is embarrassing to say the least, you get a whole lot of attention, and getting iced down in mid-November is not very comfortable. But I did get an extra cookie and juice box. As I write this I am still weak and a bit woozy.

So not to exaggerate, it is not easy. But when I think of how much worse the person(s) who receive my blood feel, it's an easy choice. I'll gag down spoonfuls of blackstrap molasses, eat some beans, drink lots of water and will soon feel better. The people in need of the blood have to go through so much more that I feel guilty even complaining about my symptoms.

Please consider donating blood this Christmas season, it's one gift that is guaranteed to be welcomed, and you just may save a life, what can feel better than that?