I am donating blood this afternoon, in less than two hours. I donate blood whenever I am able to, and it's usually every 3 months. This is not something I take lightly, I am very serious about this, and I intend to be a lifelong crusader for this very precious and important piece of life. Mainly because of this person:
This is my beautiful wife, Caroline Trude-Rede. She is with me today ONLY - and I mean ONLY - because someone was kind enough to take the time and donate blood.
Due to a couple of medical issues that she went through a few years back, my wife was unable to maintain her own red blood cells, and was effectively losing blood daily. She was admitted to the hospital through the emergency ward because, and I quote, "We're not sure how you managed to walk in."
I nearly lost my best friend that day, and again about a year later, when she was finally diagnosed properly and they were finally able to fix the problem.
Since then, I have donated blood, and I will continue to do so until I am unable to do that any longer. I am urging each and everyone of you who reads this blog to donate blood if you can. You never know who's life you save. But whomever it is, I say on behalf of them: Thank You.
Love,
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