"BJ Conner" wrote in message
And you get free cookies.

Maybe it's just here, but we usually get a free Red Cross T-shirt in the
"Give Blood" style du jour. I think most of my weekend wardrobe is made up
of these shirts.

a previous item; the two-fer machine is apheresis. I did it again
tonight. It takes a pint, spins out the red blood cells, & puts the plasma
back in you. Repeat. They get two units instead of one, and you don't lose
any fluid volume. It's pretty cool, literally. Because the plasma begins
cooling to room temp, it's noticeably cooler when it goes back in. After
the full two units, I was a bit chilled. Weird, but not terribly
uncomfortable. And you can't donate again for 16 weeks instead of 8.

Joe F.