Nina’s dad started giving blood regularly after the 9/11 attacks. Nina took pride in giving of herself to her community, so, as soon as she was old enough, she turned this into a regular father-and-daughter outing. She especially liked to make up vampire jokes while waiting for the needle. It’s a small gift with big impacts! Have you ever thought of putting this on your list?
My husband has been donating blood for ages and I have tried on 2 occasions, but it hasn’t gone well for me. I don’t weigh too much and I naturally have low blood pressure. So, when I donated blood, both times I couldn’t get up to go home. I just kept fainting over and over. I ended up spending most of the day at the blood center. They asked me not to return.