First Time: Blood Donation



Today I volunteered for the first time to give blood in a blood donation camp. The camp was set up by Prathama, an NGO, in our college campus.

I thought I would overcome the fear of ‘first time’ very easily and I was almost there,except that my BP was 145/85. But just before I was to lie on the bed for blood transfer, a person in the room fainted and had to be given attention by the doctor. I came to know that he was a first timer.

Now I was a bit scared. He might have missed a precaution that maybe I have also overlooked. Damn! why didn’t I read the instructions again this morning before coming here.

I took God’s name and went ahead.

Then, Dinesh and Anupam maybe sensed my fear and approached me. They talked to me all through. I felt relieved (that if I fainted, they would immediately look after me). Arnab, who was also giving blood in the bed next to me, was also a great support.

I would really like to thank all of them for making it smooth.

Comments

Anonymous said…
hey Piyush,
same here .... I am also a first timer ... although, I cudn;t realize how time passes so easily in our "Hansi - Mazaak" ... :D

Goo to read abt your experience. ...

Regards,
Harish
9:35 AM
lalitroyni said…
Hi Piyush this great work..
Lions Clubs India
11:31 PM
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