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Saturday is World Blood Donor Day<\/a>, celebrated by the World Health Organization. A few weeks ago, I talked a little bit about blood donation, but now I want to talk more personally as a frequent blood donor. This is not medical advice, and I am not a doctor. This is from my personal experiences for the purposes of education.<\/p>\n

Fill Out Any Forms Beforehand<\/h4>\n

Blood donation centers should have a donor questionnaire for you to fill out. It’s usually about certain risky behaviors and travel history as well as any medications you are on. These questionnaires can take a while if you do them at the center, but there is usually an option to fill it out in advance at your convenience. This can expedite your check-in process.<\/p>\n

Drink Lots of Water and Eat Well<\/h4>\n

Making sure you eat and drink well can help the donation process and make sure you recover. Again, this is not medical advice, but I only skipped breakfast before blood donation once. It was not a pleasant experience. I have usually had smooth donations but that time I almost passed out after my donation. Luckily, they had snacks on hand for me afterwards but I never skipped a meal before donation again.<\/p>\n

Bring a Buddy<\/h4>\n

This person can be a friend who is donating with you or they can be a support person. It might scare you less if you have someone to go with you.<\/p>\n

Have you ever donated blood? Let us know down below!<\/p>\n

Written by Brigid Stakelum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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