Hannah had another appointment on Monday. It should have been a quick IV appointment, but her blood counts were low enough that she needed a blood transfusion. These take a while, so her "short" appointment turned into another seven hour day at the hospital.
I have always known that giving blood was a good thing to do. I even used to give it before I got busy with having kids and being a mom (not a good enough excuse). My idea of giving blood changed completely when my daughter needed it. She had to have blood transfusions when she was first diagnosed. I remember lying there beside her in the hospital bed, watching some good-hearted stranger's blood help to save her life. That feeling hit me again Monday. I never realized, before all of this hit close to home, that this simple gift is something we can all do to truly save another person's life. It usually takes less than an hour, barely hurts, costs us nothing, and saves lives! Let's all put giving blood on our permanent list of New Year's resolutions!
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