#162 - Donate Blood - DONE!

Everybody is at least a little bit afraid of needles, no matter how much they deny it. But some things are just too important to avoid them. Your own health for example, and sometimes the health of others. Donating blood has always seemed slightly scary to me for some reason. I'm not sure if it's the blood itself, the needles, or something else but I have avoided it for years. But this year I decided that I was ready to donate! Maybe I've matured, or maybe it's just all the vampire shows on tv now but I located a local blood donation center & headed on over. It was actually much simpler than I thought it would be, plus they told me what blood type I am!

 
The whole process was very simple, the staff super nice, and it didn't even hurt! The nurse did say that I had a "high maintenance vein" because my donation took a little longer than normal. I dunno, I'm not the expert, she just said to hydrate more next time. Overall the whole thing was very simple, although I do recommend planning a relaxing afternoon of re-hydrating after your first donation. So the verdict? If you've ever thought about donating blood give it a shot! (pun totally intended)