Thursday, September 25, 2008

Alms, Alms, Spare Me A Bag Of Type A Blood

I just graduated from college and was on my way home, when a pesky mosquito gave me dengue. One week akong nasa hospital. Like any dengue patient, I needed blood. Lucky for me, I have great friends who came to the rescue. 3 bags of Type A blood. All free. Hehe

The next day, the doctor came in and told us the bad news. Di pa daw nagnormalize ang aking platelets so I needed at least 2 bags pa. Honestly, this was the first time na natakot ako for my life. Kahit siguro ang family ko.

My mom was holding my hand and she was telling me that everything was going to be okay. Then my Dad sat by my side and said, "Nak, baka pwede mong itext uli yung friends mo for additional blood..." Hahahaha!

This quickly changed my sullen mood. I know I was in need of blood pero it was weird kung sakin manggaling ang request. What was I going to say? "Hi. Kulang pagud yung dugo na binigay niyo. Pwede pahingi ng 2 bags more?" Hahahaha!

To end this story, my Dad called my friends and their friends volunteered and gave me 2 bags more. =)

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