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Category Archives: Poems
Only Two Units
After my accident,I needed blood for surgery.The doctors asked for two units,but two hundred of my colleagueswere ready to donate. The hospital staff saidthe response was overwhelming.I never knew there were so manypeople who cared for me. The blood bank … Continue reading
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