lifesuckers

i have been on the phone with the gd bloodbank all morning. well, actually, my mother and i have a freaking phonetree going on with the bloodbank, doctors office and several other random people who seem to have to be in on this transaction.

my baby brother is scheduled for open-heart surgery next week and we'd like to make sure there's enough blood should he need it. granted, he's 22. it's up to him whether he even has the surgery, and he hasn't yet decided. regardless, someone else can use the blood even if he doesn't.

now the spirit of blood donation is one of giving, helping, sharing life with someone who may be going through a difficult time. WHY THE HELL DO THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT SUCH A F-ING PAIN IN THE ASS?

i get that they need to test the blood ahead of time. i get that they need to do it days in advance. but why do they have to be so freaking RUDE about it? and be so inflexible with their scheduling procedures? people have lives, you know, tv they have to see, commuting they have to do, dungeons they have to sit in, for pete's sake.

but then, when it's not your time of personal need, they call you like every other day trying to get you to give.

makes me wonder if the whole thing is an undercover operation for vampires.