double edged needle

I went to the library to donate blood today. I thought it's, you know, one of those things a person should do. But I'm kind of scared of the whole thing because, when I was 19, I went to donate blood with Alan and Dave, and the phlebotomist pierced my vein and left me with a 5-inch navy blue hematoma that lasted for weeks.

I got there, and they gave me a whole bunch of stuff to read, and it turns out that I am forever ineligible to donate blood because, when I was 26 and had mono, I also had hepatitis and, apparently, that puts you on the DQ list for life.

So, on one hand, I would have liked to help. On the other hand, I am kind of relieved at being able to cross "donate blood" off of my list of Things to Feel Bad for Not Doing.

Posted by volfie at March 27, 2006 03:46 PM