Friday, July 4, 2008

ohhhhh....+ve...!!

Blood flowing from my nerve in a pipe and getting accumulated in polythene blood container drop by drop....!!
While blood was flowing, my mind starts wandering again. I remembered the first time when I donated blood in my college without informing to my parents lying on a not-so-clean bed. I still do not know why I took that decision. I was not real philanthropic person at that time. And there is no one who required urgent blood to survive...!! I can say, cuz of my instinct, as most of them say...
I was very thin at that time. (Look little better now..!! :-))
I still remember blood stopped momentarily while it was flowing...i got shocked obviously. But, nurse assured me, that it is common and happens.
Sigh of relief for me....!! I felt very happy, once I completed successfully donating blood first time, i felt like a real soldier, who had finished First World War..!!

With this excitement I called my parents at night on the same day to announce my heroism. You might be guessing what will happen in a middle class-orthodox-Brahmin
family....yup...I got all the scolding. That’s obvious with respect to them. For them blood should only come out if there is anything unexpected bad thing happens.
They did not bother about biological science. :-( I disconnected the call as early as I could. But I was still at cloud nine.
You always feel good when you do some good things "First Time" and it’s unforgettable. Like some body truly said,” You will never get a second chance to make first time".

Still my tiny blood drops were flowing...150ml more to go...!!! In the mean time nurse came and asked whether I am feeling fine. I nodded my head with an agreement.

Now, the second time.....I was feeling little bit socially responsible after I started earning. Thanks to my previous company, they had arranged "Blood Donation" Program. This time I had to do...so that I could be proud of myself. It went all good. And this time, I did not call to my parents and also came to know its not a heroism at all. Of course, I had to do, if I want to do.

"You are done...!!" , nurse said. I suddenly came out of my past. Removed a needle from my nurve. I asked her, whether was I third time successful..??? . She said,” Yes" with a confident smile. This time I had donated a my O +ve blood to a needy person. Relative of the patient looked at me with his numb eyes and thanked me.

I patted on his back with a smile and said, "Dude…. I do not mind donating blood again after 3 months..!! ".

Had a juice....and came out from Hospital thinking how many more times I can donate my hot red blood.....anyways what should I do having excessive blood in my body....!!! Bloody blood...I will come again..!!