It was July 8 when I donated blood for a third time. I was lacking in sleep. I slept for only four hours. So during my breaks, I made sure I slept in the lib so that my blood pressure won’t be that low during the bleeding.

So I waited for Nikka until 6 and hitched a ride to FEU Hospital in Fairview. First, we made a stopover at her house for food ♥ MUNCHMUNCH.

We got to the hospital at 8. I waited until around 9 to get screened. At first they didn’t want to screen my at all. Why? Cause my veins were too small, apparently and if, during bleeding, my vein collapses, it will be considered a failure and my blood cannot be used.

But I persisted. I’m really very stubborn. So they agreed.

During bleeding, the blood flow stopped three times. So they had to move around the needle around my vein. The second time it stopped, the med tech told me that my vein is hardening already (?). The third time, they stopped. I was only able to donate 380 mL of blood. That’s a soda can + 50 mL. Hee. Guiller was able to donate 500 mL :c

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