I'm fortunate to have a Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center at my place of employment, which makes it easy for me to take 45 minutes out of my workday and donate a unit of blood. The donor center also opens up early, so I was able to get one of the 6:30 appointments and here I am, with my 110th unit of A+ blood.
I hope those of you that are healthy and able will take an hour out of your busy schedule to donate a unit of blood this holiday season. Even though I'll never meet any of the people that benefit from my unit of blood, it's a good feeling to know that I may have had a part in saving someone's life (or even several someone's!)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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7 comments:
Good for you Ruth, that is quite an accomplishment, and that is a very nice picture of you. [Yes I'm biased "cuz I'm your Mom].
MOM
Kudos to you Ruthie! As a blood banker I KNOW that your donations have improved and saved many lives.
WOW! Congratulations Ruthie! I am only an EIGHT gallon donor. You go girl!!
Ruthie, that is AWESOME!!! There's a blood drive taking place a few miles down the road from where I work next Monday, and I'm going to try very hard to get there and donate.
Way to go Ruthie!
Ya know what, Ruthie? You are truly a G.O.O.D. person. (Can we get you cloned?)
P.S. Have you been losing weight?
Wow, Ruthie, that is amazing! Good for you.
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