So I'm hopefully giving platelets today.
The process behind giving platelets involves doing nothing for two hours while having a needle in one's arm. You sit in the most comfortable lounge couch with warm blankets and pads and a tv screen in front of you.
I've gotten pretty good at surfing the internet one-handed on my phone, and the only tv I ever watch is during these sessions.
Sometimes I meditate, because it's pretty quiet in there. Sometimes I watch with wonder as the machine works its magic and seperates the platelets from blood and plasma and gives me back those fluids.
It's not two hours wasted. It's a two-hour break from my mind, which always wants to be busy. And I may be saving someone's life.
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