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“No man is an island…”
Meditation XVII. Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
- John Donne (1572–1631), British poet
A recent edition of the daily newspaper to which I subscribe contained a column mentioning various positive things we can do during these turbulent times.
Here’s the article:
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-19/coronavirus-do-good-how-to-help?
I don’t have a housecleaner, dog or personal trainer and most of my neighbors aren’t elderly.
The paragraph about donating blood caught my attention, however. It had not occurred to me that there might be a blood shortage.
I was able to make an appointment online with the closest Red Cross donation facility.
There are now 4 donation categories. The last time I gave blood there were not so many.
My blood type is AB, the least common. It made sense for me to donate AB plasma.
Meanwhile, our state went on near-lockdown.
The Red Cross facility is 12 miles away. The day of my appointment I thought I’d call, just to make sure the facility was open and they had me booked. They system informed me there were over 90 calls ahead of me. I hung up and decided to wing it.
