People ask why I love to donate blood to the Red Cross. I am now in the 13-Gallon Club, although I can never find out when they meet. I've not been invited.
But I enjoy giving when I can, and I can always make more blood. The people who need it in hospital or hospice, cannot. So that's the main reason. It used to get me out of work, and now it just means I don't get to watch Nicolle Wallace at 4 one afternoon every 8 weeks. The free cookies are nice, too. I guess the Red Cross had some sort of falling out with Famous Amos and Mrs Fields; we don't see their treats anymore at the canteen, so but there are always Lorna Doones.
Having a nice conversation with the staff and the other donors is always fun. I call it "Phun With a Phlebotomist."
My secret is that I always go on Tuesdays and stop at Jersey Mike's for a submarine which is only a little smaller than the submarines prowling the ocean floor for the Navy. Tuesday is Double Points day at JM's, so I get enough customer points to walk out with a free sub like every 6 visits, and you know there is no greater thrill for a freeloader such as I than to walk out with free chow in my bag!
One last thing - the Red Cross sends a little message a few weeks after your donation, such as...
Thank you for giving blood with the American Red Cross on April 21, 2026. Your blood donation was sent to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC to help a patient in need. Your donation is on its way to change lives!
I wish there could be a way to find out who got my blood at GWH! Imagine calling them and asking if they feel funnier and happier with a half pint of my A+ coursing through their veins!
They'd probably think it was a joke.
2 comments:
Hi. Never know if my thots go through due to distrust of links. If I were a golfer I’d be on the links! But I jusr love to see you on the links of life & you always shape my thinking with the soul! trains of your thought! Diane K.
Thank you, Diane!
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