Wednesday, 25Aug10, Alexandria, LA, LifeShare
Blood Fact: “Many patients with severe sickle cell disease receive blood transfusions every month.”
Another awe-inspiring day at the LifeShare Blood Center in Alexandria, LA, thanks to David B, I was able to meet many “heroes” (blood donors and staff). Today I met LaVerne, Miranda, LaDonna, Jennifer, Danielle, Karen, Myrt, Christy, Peggy, Pat, Diane, Bernette, Candy, Bobbie, Phyllis, Michelle, and Pravina. You are AWESOME!
What a day! It started early with a TV interview with the anchor Mark on Channel 2 News. Then back to the blood center to meet several of the donors and the staff listed above. Then we drove over to the radio station and did an interview with “Hollywood Harrison” a local DJ … what a funny DJ … we had a blast talking with him and Belle (his sidekick) … then we had ABC 31-KLAX TV (Jerry Havens came out to the blood center to do a story with the donors and blood center staff … he was a lot of fun)
The rest of the day was spent at the blood center meeting, greeting and thanking donors and staff.
Soon it was time to leave, I had filled up with gasoline earlier in the day … so I stopped at Wal-Mart picking up a “DC” water cooler to plug into the cigarette lighter … to keep my water bottles “cool”. (Boy has it been hot and humid down here, Whew!)
I was then off to Waco, TX. (Oops … I thought it was 230 miles … yet my GPS said it was 320 miles … and … the GPS was correct! Darn … so I had an extra 2 hours of driving time … didn’t get it until 7 p.m.)
Thank you to Carter Blood Care … the lodging is EXCELLENT! (And the general manager and front desk personnel are “blood donors” … Nice, eh?)
Tomorrow will be a REST DAY … so I’m going for a bike ride tomorrow morning, Yippee!
Don’t forget to check out the Facebook pictures … the easiest way is to click on the Facebook “link” on the Life Across America 2010 website … it will take you right to the “Give Blood” pictures.