TGIF

Thank the good Lord it's Friday. It's been such a long week and I'm so glad I have the weekend to get away from school for a little bit, besides all the homework of course. But yesterday was quite a day, after class and the studying, it was time to give blood like I had signed up for the day before. I'm not a big fan of being stuck with a needle, but the fact that somebody might need my blood, makes it a lot easier to go through with it. I was completely fine the whole 12 and a half minutes it took to fill up the little bag. After the nurse took the needle out is when it all went downhill. She took the needle out and told me to lift up my arm so all the blood will return back the opposite direction it came from. After she told me I could put my arm down, she was wrapping my arm so I wouldn't bruise and she said I was getting clammy. I didn't think anything of it until I started getting really hot and dizzy. She leaned me back and got me something to drink and then it sounded like she was in a tunnel an I started to black out and I could barely hear her. I told her what was going on and she said I was about to pass out so she told me to lay all the way down and she out an ice pack on my neck. A few minutes later I was fine and returned to my class. It was the weirdest thing in the world but it seems like something different happens every time I go to give blood. Then later that day I was dreading going to my math class because we were getting back our test we took the previous week. We got them back at the end of class and I made a B so I was very excited, probably because I thought I failed it. So when I made it to the car I was so excited and I wanted to call somebody and tell them. I called my mom and dad numerous times but no answer. My boyfriend called when he got home from work so I was able to tell him the good news and right as I was getting off the phone with him my best friend Shelby beeped in so of course I had to tell her to. The my parents of course called right at the same time. But I eventually told everybody the good news and my story of giving blood. Needless to say, I'm so glad it's Friday.