red cross blood drive

Sunday afternoon I went with two friends to the Jewish Community Center to participate in a Red Cross blood drive. It was my first time donating blood; I had tried when I was in high school but was told I had an iron deficiency and was not eligible. Luckily I passed the pre-screening this time, which was the longest part of the whole shebang. Once I was set up in a chair with a needle sticking out of my arm, the drawing of my blood went much faster than I had anticipated. And I didn’t get dizzy, lightheaded or nauseated.

I’m eligible to donate again on March 29, and I think I’ll head over to our local Red Cross chapter to give more blood. Right now I’m not doing any sort of volunteering, so if I can do good by giving blood, I’ll give it as often as I can. What they say is true: it feels good to do good.

You can see more photos from the blood drive on my Flickr page.