Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Giving Blood

I'm so proud of you Nathan. Nathan went and gave blood with me for the first time ever. I have been suggesting nicely that he go with me for a long time, but for one reason or another, he hadn't made it until this week. He even gave power red, which is when they take nearly double the amount and give your plasma back to you during the run. I'm not tall enough and don't weight enough to give power red, but they talked him into it. He did great!! No queasiness or fainting. This is one of my soap boxes, so beware! It takes so little time and effort to give a unit of blood every 56 days, that everyone should do it!! It is estimated that 60 percent of the population will need blood or blood components sometime during their lives. If you already give, GREAT! Bring a friend next time and right now United Blood Services is offering free movie tickets.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I used to give blood pretty regularly... when I wasn't low iron, which seemed like every other time I went it. I agree with you - it's easy and makes a huge difference. Good job, Nathan!

Terri and Mark said...

Way to go Nathan!!!!