I gave blood today!

Yeah Me! I gave blood today. Now I guess you are thinking big deal, but I have never done that before and I was scared to death. I was so nervous I was all shaky when I went to sign in. Then I had to do some things before I actually donated. They had make sure I was a okay to donate. So it took a little while and it was all the longer for me to be nervous and think about it. Thank goodness it was at work and the ladies I work with were there for moral support! Well finally it was time to do it and so I got on my cot and of course was still shaky. They checked to make sure I had a good vein and then she asked me if I had eaten and what. I told her yes and it was a banana and she said that wasn't enough. So I ate some cookies and had an orange juice. While I was eating my snack I hear them ask for an ice pack for someone who was over in the part where you register and answer questions. I was wondering if someone passed out already. They weren't even over by the blood! Maybe it was the stick in the finger to check the iron. I dont know. I was just glad I wasn't that wimpy! Then a minute later I could here them talking to a guy on a cot behind me saying stay with us, stay with us, and are you okay and they just kept repeating it. So this is right before I was going and there was a guy passed out behind me!
So I was getting even a little more nervous. The lady who drew my blood was great and my boss at work stayed and talked to me for a while when they were getting me all set up. So it wasn't that bad at all! I did it and I didn't even feel like I was going to pass out! I tried something new! I was all worked up for nothing.