What better time to donate blood?
To be honest, considering the area where the run was held, having someone stick a needle in my arm to withdraw some blood, was a kind alternative to the other ways people could have taken some blood.
Anyway...CMA Danville held this drive with the SANBS, who are always very happy to receive any blood supplies they can lay their hands on, because at the rate we, South Africans use blood, we're always a little short on supplies.
I have donated blood a number of times before and I don't have a fear of needles...except, of course, the very BIG ones.What does scare me, though, is the examination you have to take before they'll even take your blood.
People have told me that there is no way you can fail this exam, but I'm always worried that I may be the first!
What made this event a little more special for me, is the fact that both my kids were first-time donors, making them part of a very special community of people who are willing to help those that need blood in an emergency.If I may make a suggestion? If you have not donated blood before, and your health allows it, please do this one little thing every two months and you could help save someone's life.
And before you think it...No! I'm not being paid by the SANBS, but I have been in Hospital a couple of times before and can only imagine what it would have been like if I had not received the blood I needed then.
As far as I can recall, this was a record day for the SANBS in Danville, but then again...it always is when the bikers are called upon to donate blood.
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