Sometimes it takes being in the middle of something to
realize that there is a real need. Some
of us are born with a need to help those less fortunate, some of us are
not. It’s not a good or bad thing it’s
just how it is. Then there are those who
it seems are born with a cause from the womb.
I am not one of those people. I
have not struggled to find a cause, my life is busy enough without taking on
something extra. But if I might just
take a moment to address those who would like to do something for someone else
but haven’t a clue as to what to do or even know if they have the time to take
on something else. Go donate Blood.
It seems like such a simple thing to do but
believe me its so much more. It’s far
more complex and literally a lifesaver in more ways than you’ll probably ever
realize. It doesn’t take a lot of
time…is relatively painless, you get cookies and juice as a reward and you’ll
not miss the blood that you give.
My father has become in the last few months...."platelet dependent". Which means that he needs platelets at least 3 times a week. Sometimes he gets blood along with the platelets but most of the time it's just platelets.
As I have continued to accompany him I can see just how much blood and platelets are distributed during a day...and that's just 1 day. So I have to imagine all the infusion rooms in Austin alone, on just one day and it will certainly make your head swim.
I have
given blood in the past when our small community held blood drives but they
have not done that in a while now and I haven’t gone out of my way to try and get
into Austin to give. But now that I am
in Austin on a weekly basis for my father’s treatment I am going to start
giving every time that I can. Think
about it and then go donate, you’ll never regret it and the countless number of
people you help will also thank you and I thank you.
