I tried something new this past Saturday. Instead of donating blood, I donated platelets!
Platelet donation takes about 3-hours, so much longer than donating blood. Also, with a platelet donation they insert 2 needles, one in each arm. The problem or challenge, depending on your view, is that you're not supposed to move your arms once the needles have been inserted. So, that crazy, mad itch that all of a sudden appears on your forehead, well that goes unscratched...
Full disclosure - I got a pretty good public reprimanded for taking the above selfie! Apparently, some silly possibility of driving the needle out the other side of my vein when bending my arm. Who knew.
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