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Act 138:

“It’s never too late… To Give Blood

The symbolism is so powerful. The gift of life. It’s within our power. It affirms our humanity. It offers hope. Think of the potential good you can do.” – Patrick Lindsay

Quote in book: “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” ~ Terence (c190-159 BC)

It’s the source of life. It’s our life force. It’s what runs through our veins. It’s what connects us. It’s the one thing we feel that bonds us most to family (although a blood relation is not always necessary). It’s what we used to pass down our traditions and how we track family lines.

There’s not really much to say about this Act except… We should all give blood if we can. Giving blood can help sooo many people (not counting the vampires). I try to give blood whenever I can. I don’t do it as much as I should though. I think I give once a year. I should try to give 2-3 times a year. Even if I try to give blood, sometimes I get turned away. In the past, I have been turned away from giving blood because my iron levels were too low and one time it was because I was dehydrated.

I scar easily, so when I give blood. I tell the person w/ the needle to stick it in my scar. I was just looking at my right arm and I found the scar, but I can’t find the one on my left arm. I don’t usually give on that arm as much.

Maybe I should make this my “make a difference” thing and kill two birds w/ one stone. The only problem is I don’t think that I’ll be able to give blood this week. Hmmm. Regardless. I think I should go do this anyway at some point before the end of the blog series. Who’s with me? Maybe I should run a blood drive?

No Trivia tonight… just some Cool Random Facts about blood – The entire list can be found here

• Someone needs blood every two seconds.
• About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood.
• One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
• 94 percent of blood donors are registered voters.
• Four main red blood cell types: A, B, AB and O. Each can be positive or negative for the Rh factor. AB is the universal recipient; O negative is the universal donor of red blood cells.
• One unit of blood can be separated into several components: red blood cells, plasma, platelets and cryoprecipitate.
• Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's organs and tissues.
• Red blood cells live about 120 days in the circulatory system.
• A patient could be forced to pass up a lifesaving organ, if compatible blood is not available to support the transplant.
• Shortages of all blood types happen during the summer and winter holidays.
• One unit of whole blood is roughly the equivalent of one pint.
• Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight.
• A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in its body.
• Four easy steps to donate blood: medical history, quick physical, donation and snacks.
• Giving blood will not decrease your strength.
• The actual blood donation usually takes about 10 minutes. The entire process – from the time you sign in to the time you leave – takes about an hour.
• After donating blood, you replace the fluid in hours and the red blood cells within four weeks. It takes eight weeks to restore the iron lost after donating.