"Oh dear, it rolled," she said, staring at the crook of my elbow. "Just hold still now." I gritted my teeth. "How's that feel?" she asked. "It's hurting quite a lot actually," I replied, trying to stay relaxed. "And especially when you did whatever that was just then." I was gazing off across the room at the opposite wall, carefully not looking at her hands. "OK," she said. "We'll take that out, and try the other arm."
It's a good thing I'm not a heroin addict, because judging by the difficulty the blood bank have, I'd have a hard time finding a vein. I now have a pressure bandage on each arm, which is a very fashionable look. South African Lawyer asked me what I'd been doing, and when I explained he screwed up his face with distaste and said, "Why would you want to do something like that?" I laughed, and said,"'You know, saving people's lives and all that. It gives you a warm glow. And you get sandwiches and long lunch hour."
Everytime I donate blood I browse over the marrow donor pamphlet and consider signing up for the donor registry - but the thought of actually having to donate my bone marrow at some point in the future, even if it's fairly unlikely, makes me wince. I hear it's a bit painful. I wonder what the statistics are of finding a match on the donor registry - I thought it was much more likely to find a match in the family. If it is fairly unlikely, I might actually sign up next time. More warm glowiness with a small chance of actually following through.
It's a good thing I'm not a heroin addict, because judging by the difficulty the blood bank have, I'd have a hard time finding a vein. I now have a pressure bandage on each arm, which is a very fashionable look. South African Lawyer asked me what I'd been doing, and when I explained he screwed up his face with distaste and said, "Why would you want to do something like that?" I laughed, and said,"'You know, saving people's lives and all that. It gives you a warm glow. And you get sandwiches and long lunch hour."
Everytime I donate blood I browse over the marrow donor pamphlet and consider signing up for the donor registry - but the thought of actually having to donate my bone marrow at some point in the future, even if it's fairly unlikely, makes me wince. I hear it's a bit painful. I wonder what the statistics are of finding a match on the donor registry - I thought it was much more likely to find a match in the family. If it is fairly unlikely, I might actually sign up next time. More warm glowiness with a small chance of actually following through.
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