It might sound a bit weird to some but I genuinely enjoy giving blood. The pain is sometimes a bit 'annoying', for lack of a more appropriate adjective (and lack of a thesaurus within handreach) but the whole experience leaves me feeling lighter (obviously, since I just shed 10% of my blood) and somehow cleansed.
What I seriously hate about it is the horribly cheap cordial they make you drink beforehand, which tastes like toilet bleach mixed with a dash of aspartame. The biscuits you get afterwards are not too glorious either, individually wrapped digestives which, judging by the packaging and taste, could have easily gone off in the era of Florence Nightingale.
A raspberry millefeuille served with a cold glass of homemade lemonade (no alcohol for 2 hours after the donation so forget about the prosecco) would definitely make up for the blood loss and the little scratch on the arm. I think it would also attract more donors!
Still, it's nice to do something good that might benefit someone! I shouldn't even be giving blood as I'm under 8 stone so whenever the nurse asks I feed her a little lie but again it's all for a noble cause. I don't really understand the weight restriction anyway especially when I saw today two rather big lads having to lie down afterwards cos they felt 'a bit dizzy for some reason'. I suppose I have a good diet (when I don't pig out) which might help in those situations...that or I am just so wired on coffee most days that it's actually the caffeine doing the driving!
Before the donation I had my usual lunchtime salad but today I made it a big one.
The nurse told me to take it easy for the rest of the day so what a good excuse to not do any aerobics! I feel a bit drained anyway so I might just follow her advice.
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