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Mastering fear to donate

Posted in Blood Donation, tagged , , on June 14, 2011 | Comments Off

Week 14, 2010 seems like a very long time ago. It was back when Nils still had a near-paralyzing fear of needles and, for the first time in his life, dared to donate his blood. These days, he’s leading others to the blood donation centers. Much for the same reason as Nils — fear — [...]

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Nils wears it proudly

Posted in Blood Donation, tagged , on January 22, 2011 | Comments Off

This past week, as I was recycling and up-cycling holiday cards, Nils was off being brave. On Friday, he, with his boss in tow, headed to an area Red Cross Blood Center and donated. Knowing that his single pint of blood could potentially save three lives, he wears his bandage proudly! Don’t forget, this is [...]

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Dark Humor Generates Blood Donation

Posted in Blood Donation on January 10, 2011 | Comments Off

On my way in for some surgery tomorrow and couldn’t resist. I thought it was just TOO appropriate to share these! Santa Casa Hospital, in São Paulo, Brazil, teamed up with Y&R advertising agency to develop this unusual ad campaign to encourage blood donation. Don’t waste your blood. Donate. If we weren’t already committed to the cause, this [...]

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Deprive a Vampire, Give Blood for Life

Posted in Blood Donation, Cancer, tagged , , , , , , on January 7, 2011 | Comments Off

January is National Blood Donation Month in the U.S. and no matter where you live, this is the perfect time to give. Blood donations are often critically low this time of year, but, the need remains constant during this period. Perhaps you feel drained from all your holiday giving, but there’s no greater gift than [...]

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What d’ya mean, it’s not all about ME?

Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, Blood Donation, Children, Disaster Relief, Education, volunteering, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »

After several glorious vacation weeks back in the States, having lots of fun with family and friends, I’ve been feeling … well … weird. I’ve chalked up my lack of motivation and moodiness (Nils will attest to the latter) in part to jet-lag, in part to the usual dolefulness that follows a great holiday. I’ve [...]

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Week 14: Donating Blood, Wrap-up

Posted in Blood Donation, tagged , , on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I insisted we arrive before the exhibition/blood donation doors opened at 6 PM. I knew that Nils would be nervous enough without our having to stand in line and possibly watch others with tubing hanging from their arms. His fear was palpable as we descended the stairs to the Passagegalerie. I did what I could [...]

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Week 14: Donating Blood

Posted in Blood Donation, tagged , , on April 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »

The first weekend we met, Nils’ greatest fear was put to test when I had to be sedated following an accident. It took the attending paramedic six tries before he finally hit a vein. Meanwhile, Nils stood behind me, patted my shoulder and, unbeknownst to me, tried to maintain his Prince Charming status while swooning [...]

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