To ring in the new year, party like it’s 1970! Since that year, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month. Being a blood donor saves lives – definitely not a shabby New Year’s resolution, not to mention the free post-donation doughnut and cookies.
For many years, I donated blood and then, for some reason which remains forgotten, I stopped. But two years ago, one of my dear friends was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and needed regular blood and platelet transfusions to relieve his symptoms.
