blood drives

yep i just did recently... and after 7 days, i got the blood screening result, and my blood was fine...good enough for donation...it felt great. i'm planning to donate again after 3 months. that's what the red cross service rep said, i could do it again after three months...and once my body's gotten used to donating, it could be as often as every 2 months. i met with an accident about 10 years ago, i was about 4 years old... the blood donors (who remain unnamed) saved my life.... but they ran out of blood for type O's so I still had to find a relative / friend who's willing to donate more for me...the challenge was to find a good match. anyway they all did give me life...the donors i mean. and i'll be forever grateful ... so i'm giving something in return.

I donated blood once in my life when I was young and still fairly healthy. Since then I have become diabetic so they won't let me donate anymore. Too bad, too, because I always felt better after having a pint drained from me...lighter, more energy. I understand some folks feel drained physically after donating blood but for me it was the opposite.