Since we have been on the topic of vampires, I will share you a story of MY vampiric experience.
I am talking about a place where people wholeheartedly, willingly, cheerfully and indubitably provide their
I was a donator once. No, I had donated 3 times! So do not judge me for I am not just a blood-vampire-hater-playa-foo-poo but a victim of ARCBS blood sucking ways.
I was everything but cynical and was genuinely excited yet nervous for I am human to feel nervous. I was going to lose a can-full of blood after all. My conscience reassured me that I would be saving at most 3 people or 5 babies so it's all going to be O.K!
When I first came in, I had to wait a while, get interviewed blah blah ...ANYWAYS ... They took my blood and all was well! They thanked me heaps, then they fed me well with shake and cookies and even a free ice-cream voucher!
All was great!
I was excited to donate again! I felt so good-willed, being a student nurse I was aspired to even work there one day!
The second time was not the same.
In fact it was bitter.
It was cold.
I had disappointed them.
This time I had low blood pressure. My blood wasn't flowing out of me adequately enough. They scolded me to drink more (while baring their 2 sharp front fangs of course). In the end I didn't give enough and they told me with this amount, it probably won't but MIGHT save one person! I felt horrible. They didn't thank me. They didn't offer shakes nor cookies so I took my leave (but I graciously had some shake+cookies because I can!) while they greased me off when I was not looking.
So I thought I would redeem myself third time round. I had thought wrong. They hurried me onto the chair and hastily prepared the venipuncture to suck me dry. I had low blood pressure again or I was not squeezing the stress ball hard enough for they sunk their needle teeth into my arm and missed my vein. Oh the P A I N! And then came the BRUISING.
This abomination lasted 2 weeks plus! It disabled me with my activities of daily living! Bella Swan sure has neat marks in her arm! Not I.
I wanted to cry.
I wanted to run.
But I didn't.
I tried to stay brave. These blood nurses did not give up though. They didn't care for me and my mind-boggling pain! They were thirsty and just wanted my blood!
So they tried my other arm. Again no luck for I was still low in blood pressure. No apologies were given to me.
I was a blunder.
A let down for their blood bank.
They made me feel like I was an absolute disgrace to society and that my soul just could not help others as my blood would not pour like a river of red blood cells, white blood cells etc.
Nevertheless, they were insistent with a desperate urgency that I return again for the next donation of blood for them to drink.
I never came back.
My excuse was my blood pressure is just too low.
But I am afraid of their teeth-needle and their over enthusiasm for my blood.
I shall help others by being a better, caring, non-vampiric nurse myself.
Maybe one day I would find my inner were-wolf courage and face the ARCBS blood suckers again with a full can of my appetising and luscious blood to those in TRUE need.
The Chicken gives the ARCBS:
1 out of 10 drops of blood. (Because I STILL have low blood pressure).
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That sounds pretty awful :(
I didn't know donating blood could be that bad... So never ever going back? Ever ever?
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you'd have to drag me down while i kick and scream all the way to their blood bank of doom!
just like when you dragged me and i kick and screamed all the way to the sticker photos of doom! hahha
You met real vampires! I knew that Anthony character was no good! Calling you up for a blood feast session! Run Chicken!! Run as quick as you can! Vampires can track you down after they know the sweet taste of your low pressured blood!!
I haven't donated blood in a long time. I think it's been a year almost. I donated about 4 times and stopped. Because it started to hurt..
I remember the man at the blood bank looking very keen on taking my blood. I had a good access point and blood flow, back then. But as I continued on donating, it didn't feel too good anymore. Plus, they stopped contacting me about donating~
ARGH!!! Vampires are everywhere!!!
hey ibakeforyouakalindalindalinda!!
that's odd! when i specifically told them (the nurses) that i dont want to donate anymore because of the low blood pressure they said yeh ok... but those pesky high pitched-overly enthusiastic callers still called me to donate again! i kept making excuses then by saying i wasnot free for a long time cuz of exams or what not... till afte about 4 calls later i took up the courage and told them to take me off the list! lol. i felt SOOOO BAD AFTERWARDS. but am glad now.
whew! they are HARASSERS and GREEDY for blood!
As a person who works for a call centre...i have to say we don't really care if you ask to be removed from the list or not! every emotion is...well...fake! don't feel guitly about!
The vampires were mean to you, no need to feel bad about it!
veeble! this is different because by rejecting them, i reject SAVING HUMAN LIVES!
like as if, by rejecting i had let 3 people DIE.
that is the burden i have to carry...