Herman by Jim Unger for March 06, 2023

Looks like he has plenty to spare.

Good Grief. You’re a big one. Practically a walking Vampire Feederal Reserve!

Always give 100%…unless you’re donating blood.

Why not make it an even gallon?

Twice I’ve given blood. Passed out both times. Low blood pressure.

They wouldn’t take my blood. It didn’t pass the test to qualify. Then I found out that I have thyroid issues.

Will there be cookies and juice?

Would have liked to do that and to donate organs eventually : ) but a recipe of required meds has put paid to that idea. Maybe my brain? Nah. Nothing there.

I used to give “double reds.” I can’t do that anymore since I had a cardiac “incident” and my doctor put me on blood thinners which I am certain that I DON’T need, but follow her orders anyway.

a little dizzy, but sure go ahead. helps the blood pressure meter

I tried to donate blood once. Too many questions. Where did you get it? Whose blood is it? Why is it in a bucket?

Yeah, he’s good for it.

He’s marrrowdynamic.

Can’t do it anymore, makes me dizzy. At least I got the keychain

If you do a double-red-cell donation they take a quart, but they put most of it back.

He decides to give a liter later.

Or I could punch you in the nose and call for a bucket.

I donate regularly. This past October, when I went to donate, my hemoglobin was too low. I went back 3 times, each time it was lower and lower. It’s normally around 13.5 or so. Long story short, I went to ER, it was down to 5.9! They told me that if I’d waited 3-4 more days, I wouldn’t have made it. Turned out I had a bleeding ulcer. 6 days in hosp.