Tomorrow morning, I am set to donate blood at 10:30. I am finally getting off my lazy butt to do this because of my friend Leah and her baby Kason. Leah had preeclampsia and Kason was born 11 weeks early. He is strong but struggling with his lung functions.
I was motivated by them because according to the Red Cross, I am CMV negative. CMV is a pretty common virus, and usually isn't particularly harmful to people with healthy immune systems. However, premature babies, people with immune deficiencies, organ recipients, etc., cannot get blood that has been exposed to CMV. Therefore, my blood goes to those people. It is apparently rare to be CMV negative, so I need to do my part and donate regularly.
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