WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en-GB 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.620 October is the month Of SPOOKS and BLOOD! 00:00:02.620 --> 00:00:05.280 So, I Thought i would share a silly, bloody tale of mine. 00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:08.800 One day in college, a sign up sheet for donating blood was passed around. 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:11.420 I had NEVER participated in the blood drive before, 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.120 But, since i had nothing else going on... 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:14.400 ...I thought i would give it a shot. 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:16.400 I'm a 0+, Which next to A+, 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:18.400 is the most common blood type. 00:00:18.500 --> 00:00:20.000 Having 9 siblings with the same blood type, 00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:25.380 I figured i should donate. if anything happened to them, i would want them to get the care they needed. 00:00:25.380 --> 00:00:27.000 And, i'm sure they would do the same for me. 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:35.040 *Chitter Chatters* 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.000 AS I WAS SAYING... 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:39.600 I found the blood drive site, and i got all set up on the chair. 00:00:39.700 --> 00:00:43.300 The nurse asked: "Which arm would be better to deaw blood from?" 00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:44.460 Oh, right... 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:48.940 I forgot i was one of those people where it's ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to locate my veins. 00:00:48.940 --> 00:00:50.600 They're just so friggin small! 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:52.220 It runs in the family... 00:00:52.220 --> 00:00:54.920 Doctors usually have to "prod around" until they find one. 00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.500 This one time, a nurse tried to find one for like, ten minutes... 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:00.400 And then just decided to stab my hand, instead. 00:01:00.400 --> 00:01:03.640 I usually have to tell them to use what's called a "Butterfly needle." 00:01:03.700 --> 00:01:09.080 It's a very thin needle used on kids and it has these "Flaps" that nakes it look like a butterfly. 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:13.640 However, you can't use one when donating blood, because it would just take way too long. 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:18.620 The nurse poked around for a little bit, and finally got the needle in. he was very apologetic, though. 00:01:18.620 --> 00:01:24.210 Because, i would get a little bruise from him poking around in my arm, but i assured him it would be fine. 00:01:24.210 --> 00:01:29.070 I was donating blood, so, this would count as a battle scar. I was just happy to donate something useful. 00:01:29.070 --> 00:01:30.600 He Chuckled and said: 00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:35.549 "Well, That's a good way to think of it!" as i sat there, waiting for the bag to fill, he decided to go on a break, and 00:01:35.549 --> 00:01:41.100 Have a different nurse take over. The bag was about 3/4 Full, when all of a sudden, the blood stopped flowing. 00:01:41.100 --> 00:01:46.320 The new nurse came over, and attempted to start it again. She was very quick to pull the needle out of my arm. 00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.700 It was ALREADY a hassle to get it in there in the first place, so i wasn't looking forward to a second time. 00:01:51.700 --> 00:01:57.420 "Uh, you know what you're doing, right?" "Look, honey, i'm the nurse. Let me do my job." 00:01:57.420 --> 00:01:58.720 ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? 00:01:58.720 --> 00:02:02.760 She stuck the needle back on my arm, and started moving it side to side, trying to find a vein. 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:08.240 The deeper she shoved the needle in, the more my arm hurt. "She knows what she's doing, huh?" 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:11.880 I was studying nursing in college, so blood and needles don't really bother me... 00:02:11.880 --> 00:02:20.160 ...However, the feeling inside of her jabbing a needle in my arm was becoming unbearable to watch. "Uh, that Kind of hurts?" 00:02:20.880 --> 00:02:24.700 I was trying to keep my composure, until i started getting dizzy. my face went pale, 00:02:24.700 --> 00:02:28.000 And i started to pass out. The other people working noticed, and ran over. 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:33.040 They laid me down, and started asking me questions to make sure i wouldn't pass out. after the second question, 00:02:33.040 --> 00:02:39.640 I was UNABLE to muster enough strength to even speak. i was so tired, i was just ready to DIE. like those times, 00:02:39.640 --> 00:02:44.680 Where you get a sharp pain in your abdomen, and think: "THIS IS IT." and then a few minutes go by, and you're like: 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:48.520 *Cricket noises* 00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:53.560 "Oh." I was ready for the sweet release of death, when one of the nurses shoved a bendy straw in my mouth. 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:56.800 They force-fed me apple juice, and after a few minutes, 00:02:56.810 --> 00:03:00.560 I was able to come back. When the original doctor saw what happened, 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:06.100 He freaked out. because, i didn't completely fill the bag, They didn't even know if they could use it. 00:03:06.100 --> 00:03:08.620 *Sigh of Disappointment* 00:03:08.660 --> 00:03:13.220 All i got out of it, was a bag of cheez-its, and a huge bruise covering most of my arm. 00:03:18.320 --> 00:03:55.640 [End Card]