10/07/09 – I ended up not giving any blood because there was such a long queue and the wait for each person was around five to ten minutes. I think there would have been a lot more donations if it had lasted past four o’clock. However, while I was filling out the medical paperwork I noticed how many different restrictions there are for being a possible blood donor. Also, I learned that there are certain ‘red flag’ countries that at risk for spreading a certain disease which would immediately make a blood donor unqualified. The workshop definitely increased my awareness to the actual need for blood in hospitals, because I never knew where donations go after they are donated. People with hemophilia, sickle-cell, and major traumas are in extreme need of blood virtually every second of our lives.