A bit of a shorter blog today: try to donate blood when you can! It’s always helpful, and you can get a lot of cool goodies from donating. You’ll usually get at least snacks and drinks, but depending on where you’re donating and how much they need blood, you can get a hat (like Dusk is wearing in the photo), socks, or others!
People usually only donate when they see that there’s a big disaster or something, but there’s almost always some demand for blood, so don’t wait for some event to remind you! Plus, according to some studies, there are some surprising health benefits to donating, like having a healthier heart! (Fun fact from the same article, though, apparently cis women and other menstruating people don’t receive the same benefit because having periods has the same effect as donating blood, which I thought was funny, but still, try to donate!)
You can find a lot of different places to donate without a simple Google search, like with the American Red Cross, or if you live in New York, I recommend the New York Blood Center, but there are plenty of organizations you can work with. It’ll take about an hour total to donate blood (with the actual drawing of blood, the wait time, and the paperwork), so it’s not too terribly long. If you have the time and energy to donate, please do- it’ll help a lot of people, and you’ll make Dusk happy too! Even he’s a proud blood donor, so if this stuff shark can do it, you can too!
So, if you have any thoughts on donating, share them in the comments! And if you’re scared of getting your blood drawn, maybe your own Blåhaj can help comfort you! Get one here, and I promise that it’ll make things less scary while you’re donating blood!
Note: I may be changing the frequency of posts to every two or three days, as I’ve recently realized that I don’t have enough photos to post of Dusk on a daily basis.
Dusk the Blahaj 