The Ultimate Holiday Gift

Imagine the most amazing gift possible, imagine receiving the perfect gift. Most of you probably thought about a car, a house, an expensive wedding, a vacation, or something along those lines right? Well, what if I told you that all of those would be wrong? What if I wold you, that you could give a gift that was far better than those? What if the gift you could give was life itself?

Okay, so pregnancy right? The gift I am talking about has to certainly be pregnancy. It is not though. While that is an amazing gift, and is giving life, I am actually talking about a gift that even more people aged 16 years or older can give. This life giving gift comes in the form of donating blood.

Still not convinced, or think it is not necessary.

Well, how about if I tell you that every time you donate blood, you can save up to 3 lives. That's right, 1 blood donation can save 3 lives!

Need more convincing?

Every 2 seconds in the United States, somebody somewhere needs a blood transfusion. Multiple people somewhere need blood as I type out this post. At some point in your life, somebody you know will need a blood transfusion. It could even be you that needs one. I know that the need for blood hit close to me.

During pregnancy with Noland Jr., Jenna hemorrhaged and needed a lot of blood. In fact, she lost so much blood that she actually had to get two transfusions after delivery. Those blood donations saved her life. People that donated saved my family. She was not done though, not my amazing wife. She wanted/wants more kids and then we had Eli. With Eli, the doctors were more on top of it and it was less scary, but it still happened again. This time she would need 3 blood transfusions and the donated blood again saved her life. The donated blood saved our ability to do all of the wonderful things that we love and do them as a family. It allowed us to have all of these wonderful adventures. They saved the best mom possible. It gave our family life.

Please! Please! Consider donating blood! It is desperately needed and can be the ultimate gift.

Here is a link to all OneBlood Donation Centers in Florida

Here is a little bit more on why you should donate.

Here is what happens to donated blood.

You can really save someones holiday with this gift. It is a gift that everyone should consider. Give life and really truly do something good. For if we all are protecting EVERY life from conception until natural death, we are doing our part.

Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!

-Noland