Day 11

Monday January 11, 2016

"I made a difference"

I DONATED BLOOD TODAY! I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DONATE BLOOD. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 9, RED CROSS CAME TO MY CHURCH AND EVERYONE WAS GIVING BLOOD. I WAS SO CONFUSED. I HAD NO IDEA WHY THOSE NURSES WOULD WANT TO TAKE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. THOSE PEOPLE WERE GOING TO DIE! WHY WOULD THOSE NURSES TAKE THEIR BLOOD AND KILL THEM?!?!? I NEEDED TO STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY. SO I WENT UP TO MY MOM ASKED HER:

-"WHY ARE THOSE PEOPLE TAKING THEIR BLOOD?" I ASKED CONCERNED.

-"THEY'RE DONATING BLOOD"SHE EXPLAINED CALMLY.

-"WHY?"I INSISTED.

-"BECAUSE THERE IS PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BLOOD" SHE EXPLAINED.

I LOOKED MORE INTO IT, AND AFTER I UNDERSTOOD HOW IT WORKED AND WHY PEOPLE DID THAT I WANTED TO DONATE TOO. BUT I COULDN'T UNTIL I WAS 18. SO THAT MADE ME UPSET. BUT NOW I CAN DONATE AT 16 WITH PARENTS CONSULT SO TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER DONATED! I WAS SO EXITED AT FIRST, THEN I STARTED GETTING NERVOUS. THEY ASKED ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS, AND POKED MY FINGER TO CHEEK IF I COULD DONATE. IT WAS SO COLD IN THE GYM I COULDN'T STOP SHIVERING. AFTER I WAS DONE THEY GAVE ME ORANGE JUICE AND CHEEZ-ITS, THEN I WENT BACK TO CLASS. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO SKIP ANY MEALS BUT... I HAVEN'T EATEN EVER SINCE. 

I'M WRITING THIS ARTICLE ABOUT HOW PHONES AFFECT PEOPLE'S  SOCIAL LIVES.

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