The American Red Cross is having a blood drive in my building today, so I thought it would be a good post today.
Blood is a crucial component to staying healthy - it carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body, it gets rid of waste and it helps the body prevent disease and sickness.
Unfortunately because of emergencies, accidents and illness, nearly 5 million people will need a blood transfusion this year.
The average adult body has 10 pints of blood, and donors only need to give one pint. And the best part about giving blood is that it is free and easy. You can give blood any time (and every 8 weeks after that!), and when you're done, they give you free juice and cookies.
What's not to like?!
All kidding aside, giving blood is literally giving a part of yourself to someone in need. Donating blood takes so little from the donor, but means so much to the recipient.
Please take a moment to find a blood drive near you: Give now
While you're there, you can check out some cool facts about blood, and find out more about your blood type. As indicated by the subject line, I'm O+, which according to the Red Cross (and my memory of 9th grade biology), is the most common type of blood, but I can only receive from other O donors.
Leave me a comment and let me know what blood type YOU are. And if you don't know, make that your excuse to go donate today!
Comments
blood scares me and I've been known to pass out. I feel like a total whimp, we just had a blood drive and I did not participate :(
AUGUST 21 2008 AT 2:08 PM
i just found out i'm O+ from this nifty little blood-type set my grandmother bought.. pretty wicked... though I'm kinda pissed that, according to "eat right 4 your type", I'm supposed to be carb-free and a carnivore!! AAAH! (I hate meat... and am an avid carb queen)
I'm SO down with donating blood though, but there's no blood drives coming through this area....
SEPTEMBER 3 2008 AT 12:52 AM