For those of you that know me well enough, you know that my most favorite day is Friday the 13th. It is the luckiest day on the planet for me! Whenever a Friday the 13th comes around- I celebrate! What's MORE exciting than Friday the 13th? Ohhh My birthday on Friday November 13th! It just so happens that this year my birthday IS on Friday the 13th! YAY!
You've probably noticed that even as an "adult" I start my birthday countdown about 2 months before my actual birthday. It is something that is so magical and special to me that I just can't help but ooze excitement over the approaching festivities!
I can think of millions of things I'd want for my birthday, but only one thing stands out in my mind. My favorite part about celebrating my birthday is celebrating my life. I live for spending time with those friends and family members that I love so very much. Since there is nothing I truly need I've decided to take a different route in my typical Birthday Celebration.
I'm asking those I love to Donate Blood for my birthday. I don't want presents and I don't need a card to know how much you love and care about me. These are things I already know. There are so many people out there that will not survive without blood transfusions. People I personally love and care for have had to have blood transfusions for various reasons. If someone hadn't been generous and donated blood, my loved one might not have lived to see another birthday of their own- let alone Mine. Many of us have had friends or family that have been in accidents, needed surgery, or even been diagnosed with cancer and were in desperate need of someone's donated blood.
I realize it might sound like a crazy request. But I assure you, it is an honest request. I truly want people to Donate their Blood. When Thanksgiving rolls around we are always donating canned goods and non perishable items to local food banks. Why can't we donate Blood to a Blood Bank? You're still giving to someone in need and in many cases- saving a life.
When my birthday rolls around, I can't help but feel like I'm sitting ontop of the world. Not only because I am the star of my own show (wink!) but because I've had yet another year of wonderful memories while living my life. I'd like to give others the chance to see another birthday so they can celebrate another year that they've been granted to live THEIR life the way they want to.
So Please, Donate Blood for my Birthday. Donate for Thanksgiving. Donate for your Mother, your Father, your Sister, your Brother. Donate for your best friend, the love of your life, and for strangers. Donate Blood for Yourself.
Below I've posted some links to various Blood Drives/Blood Banks in South Carolina as well as a website search around the country, and one specifically for Massachusetts. For those of you who are like me and cannot donate blood- I've gone and found a website with a list of things that both MUSC Children's Hospital and MUSC's Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, SC need donated. If you can't donate blood and do have some things you'd like to donate to either hospital/center- you can drop it by my house and I can bring all of the items together to be dropped off! For those of you who don't live in South Carolina- You can use Google to find what your local hospital may need donated.
I want this to be a yearly thing. With every year that passes and with every memory I collect- I'd like to give back and help someone else live another year as well.
Thank You in advance to those of you who have signed up to Donate Blood. Thank you to those of you who are doing it to make me happy even though you may be terrified to do so. It means so much to me, more than I can ever express. I better get moving and make millions of Magic Bars for everyone! Orange Juice and Cookies are nothing in comparison to my Magic Bars! Ask Anyone!
Much Love and Thank You's to those willing to participate. A hundred thousand words could not explain how happy this makes Me.
xoxo
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