Blood DonorsEnglish · 21 hours ago

Donated platelets again!

Blood DonorsEnglish · 21 hours ago

Glad I got to do it. Loaded up a long YouTube documentary I was meaning to watch on the TV and had a pretty smooth donation. Was still very cold and fidgety because of that during the donation, even after bundling up and asking for a blanket.

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17 hours ago
As someone with family who’s fighting cancer and has received multiple units, thank you. Truly thank you!

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