I gave blood today. Last Friday I received a call from the blood center, saying that they needed type O+ blood for a four-year-old boy who was going to have an operation and would require a lot of blood. They needed the blood by Saturday, but with the Rosedale Ride on Saturday and the Capitol 10K run on Sunday, I didn’t think it would be good to give the blood until after I completed those. So I went in today (Monday) and gave.
I gave blood at The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas on Lamar near Central Market and across from the Austin State Hospital. Nice folks!
That’s great, I still haven’t been brave enough to try donating blood but it’s a good thing to do.