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Lesley B.
I have been giving blood since I was in my 20's. I was living in England then. When I moved to America in the 70's I started again here. Anyway some times there were months or weeks when life got in the way and I wasn't so great at doing it regularly and I didn't donate for a while. Then in 2015 I had heartbreak syndrome. Sounds quite romantic but it's actually quite frightening. Anyway during the time I had to be in hospital I was given 3 pints of blood.
I think I was in hospital for about 2 weeks and I had a lot of time to think about what had happened to me. I realised that if someone hadn't bothered to turn up and give blood I maybe would not be here. It is quite a sobering thought. So I decided then I was going to make more of an effort to give my blood a little more regularly so someone like me would have the chance to enjoy this short life a little longer.