By Appointment Only
Recently I was contacted by the American Red Cross to donate blood. Roland gets contacted every two months - like the American Cross has preprogrammed for automatic dial. With me, it really is a matter of desperation. Roland's blood type is in the rare percentage that can be used on babies. I don't know who may have ended up with my blood. Somebody who needed it - but not in major quantity. The last time Roland had been contacted, he learned that there would be a blood drive at the local high school. He told me about it and had actually made appointments for both of us. Or at least that was my understanding. So when I was contacted, I told the caller that I already had an appointment. Two days later I was told there would no longer be a drive at the high school, but that I could donate ...