the biggest needle i've ever seen - so far...

when the lady at the blood bank advised me to look away... i was feeling brave and kept looking on... and then came the needle with the widest bore i have ever seen! it was like a plumber's draining pipe! the longer i stared at the oscillating blood bag the more dizzy i feel - but it also might be the starry halogen lighting on the ceiling and the arim chair being elevated to the heavens... pain was minimal, i was just scared that i would faint during the drive home (or there after)... but it hasn't happened yet...
and the verdict: the best thing i have done for the month of march! not because of the recovery food package or the little "my first for life" sticker... but knowing that something i have made would benefit a cancer patient or a MVA victim or someone loosing blood in surgery etc... and i can go back again for another recovery food package in a month doing aperesis plasma or platelet donation.