Bloody mess

It's not like I'm a stranger to giving blood, I have done it since 2005. But today I really messed up.

After the actual half liter of blood had gone out of the body, they take the needle out and you get a dressing to press on the spot. Holding the arm in the air helps. Today I got tired of waiting for them to come back, so decided to put a band-aid on myself. They are placed on a tray next to the chair you're sitting in.

Reaching for the stuff, I stopped pressing for a moment and whosh! Blood kept spurting out all over the place. Oh dear, how embarrassing. Must learn to be more patient, waiting another half minute and it would have been fine.