Bonny, good luck! I love it!
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
Buffy ,'End of Days'
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javachik - Apr 13, 2010 1:47:18 pm PDT #15972 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Zenkitty - Apr 13, 2010 1:53:14 pm PDT #15973 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
bonny, I applaud your decision and the courage it takes to do it. I feel your pain, literally. I've fainted, slapped people upon coming to, cried hysterically, and had panic attacks from blood draws. I have type O- blood, and I always feel bad that I've never had the cojones to donate.
So I'll make you a deal, to make me feel better and give you further reason to keep your resolve: you do it, and I will too. Overcoming an irrational fear will be a good thing for me to do on my 47th birthday.
Anne W. - Apr 13, 2010 1:54:01 pm PDT #15974 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Bonny, that is a brilliant and lovely idea.
javachik - Apr 13, 2010 1:55:33 pm PDT #15975 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
ANNE!!!
Anne W. - Apr 13, 2010 1:56:28 pm PDT #15976 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Hi!!!
brenda m - Apr 13, 2010 1:56:45 pm PDT #15977 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Bonny, that's awesome. Is there any way you can take the dog with you?
beekaytee - Apr 13, 2010 1:58:39 pm PDT #15978 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
So I'll make you a deal, to make me feel better and give you further reason to keep your resolve: you do it, and I will too. Overcoming an irrational fear will be a good thing for me to do on my 47th birthday.
Zen. I just. You. Well. I'm crying now. I'm not even sure why this means so much to me but, thank you. I appreciate the faith and the courage on your part. Yes. I will do it. And, if you step out of your comfort zone...to even try, it will make the victory even sweeter.
beekaytee - Apr 13, 2010 2:00:06 pm PDT #15979 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Is there any way you can take the dog with you?
If ONLY. Though, he absorbs my anxiety like a sponge and I'd hate to do to him, what happens inside me.
Over Christmas, when I went all shocky from an injury, he immediately barfed. Poor boo.
Though you are right, the one thing, upon which I can focus to do ANYTHING, is him.
Laga - Apr 13, 2010 2:04:46 pm PDT #15980 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
you do it, and I will too.
I'd like to jump on this bloodwagon.
Ginger - Apr 13, 2010 2:07:06 pm PDT #15981 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I can't donate anymore, and I'd feel like you and zenkitty were helping take up the slack, bonny. I was a six-gallon-plus donor and a platelet donor.
Go ahead and admit you're nervous when you get to the person checking your medical information, i.e., the first person you see who isn't a volunteer. He or she can aim you at the best sticker. Be sure to drink plenty of water starting the day before; the main cause of dizziness is loss of blood volume. Also, it's probably best to look away when the needle is going in. That seems to be the worst time for a lot of people, including me.