another signal boost: Red Cross

I just got email telling me that:

Severe winter weather throughout much of the United States has caused the cancellation of nearly 23,000 blood and platelet donations nationwide through the American Red Cross since January 1.

There is a critical need for donors now. All blood types are needed, but there is a special need for donors with type 0 negative, A negative and B negative blood.

Now, this email is asking me to donate, and it drives me nuts that I can't, especially since I'm A negative. But I need to get this stupid iron deficiency thing sorted out. So I'm doing the next best thing, and posting this.

If you can donate, this would be a great time to do it. Go here to find a blood drive near you and schedule an appointment.

The Red Cross estimates that every donation they get helps save three lives.