Rolling up their sleeve to donate blood

Dubai: I did it, finally.

After 18,747 days of having blood coursing through my veins, I became a donor. I finally manned up, rolled up my sleeve and gave blood. And I feel great. And I can’t wait for the next 90 days to whiz by so I can do it again.

There will be three people out there who will benefit from my donation — they could be you, your family members, or your friends. You never know when you’re going to need it. But only one in five of us have actually ever donated blood.

And trust me when I say this, there is nothing to it.

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