Until I started TTCing I was a regular platelet donor. I started out as a blood donor then they asked if I was interested in plasma donation. I said yes, and the next time after that they asked to bump me up to platelet donor.

I always found the extra strong milkshakes were a great enticement to keep going back

Plus they looked after me sooo well in the apheresis area! I tend to get cold very easily, so they would rug me up in blankets, put heat packs under both my arms, and one time they even filled up a rubber glove with warm water for me to hold onto, lol. Oh, and because I used to get the coppery taste in my mouth lots, they would always bring me milkshakes while I was hooked up to the machine

Oh, but it's all about helping people... not the milkshakes