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[ocelot]

It's a miracle! I gave blood today!

I've tried at least once a year since I turned 17 and became allowed to donate. They've always rejected me due to low blood iron. Today, I was apparently irony enough for them.

I like the Sacramento blood donation people better than the San Diego people. In Sacramento, they give you your reward (t-shirt, etc.) regardless of whether or not you actually donate - as long as you attempt, they give it to you. It was frustrating in San Diego - you'd go through all the trouble of getting your finger pricked and answering the invasive questionairre, and then they'd reject you for low iron and you wouldn't even get a donut.

It was fun. I almost fainted while sitting in a chair. Then they tipped me back and fed me 7up till I felt better.

Now I have a pretty purple band around my arm. Yay.

I think I'm a bit giddy, too.

Comments

oooh

[figgy-newton.livejournal.com]

I try to give blood every 56 days or however often it is you're allowed. It is kind of the very easiest good thing you can do.

Re: oooh

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

If they'd actually taken my blood in the past, I'd do it more often. But getting rejected every single time I tried (until this one) led me to believe there wasn't much point in trying.

Now that I know it's possible, I'll try more often.

[0errant0.livejournal.com]

i almost fainted the first time i gave blood too. My solution? Eat a whole carl's jr meal just before!!

i cant give blood cause i got a piercing

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

Yeah. This time it was kind of a spur of the moment thing - I walked out of the library and someone handed me a flyer, so I decided to give it a shot. And I didn't think they'd actually want my blood anyways :)