Ok so I finally have done something towards my resolution(see early Jan for more info)!! In doing my resolution I am trying to come up with things that have little to do with $$$, and more to do with time and effort. On Jan. 29th I gave blood to the American Red Cross. This is actually pretty hard since I truly hate needles :(
The process is pretty easy, you start by signing in your name and reading a small booklet about the process and making sure your eligable (you cant do it if you are on certain medicines, dont weigh enough (haha) or any recent tatoos, peircing ect..). You then get taken back and you get a finger prick to test your iron, fill out your personal information, name, adress, age, weight, ect.., you answer yes or no to a series of about 50 Q's and then your off to give blood.
Even though you will be there for about an hour (less if you have done it before) the giving blood part takes about 5-10min and they get a pint or unit of blood. Only the intial pinch and then the rest doesnt hurt. The best part is after you get to eat some cookies and juice :) (helps with you blood sugar) all in a days work!! You can do this every three months or so.
I encourage everyone to do it. This was something my father did for years. He did pharesis, which is when you can give blood every two weeks. They take your whole blood out of one arm, run it through a machine to take the part they need, platelets, white blood cells, red and they put the rest back in your other arm, so your body can recover faster!
Anyone who is interested in doing this or if you have Q's or need contact info, contact me!!
1 comment:
Great job Lisa! Giving blood is such a wonderful way to help others. You are following in your Dad's footsteps. Good girl in keeping up on your New Year's Resolution! Luv ya
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