# @americanredcross on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz36_mYu_dw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9994443-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-11-20T16:00:18.000+00:00

## Caption

When Flannery Mays reflects on why she donates blood, a distinct memory from her childhood always comes to mind.

"I was hospitalized on and off for a year with an autoimmune disease as a 6-year-old,” Flannery said. “There was a girl in the bed next to me, a year or two younger, with a terminal illness. I don't remember much, but I do have a picture of us together and remember her parents or a nurse telling me that I was the first person to make her laugh in a long time. That really stuck with me.

“So, whether I'm giving smiles or giving blood, I think about that little girl next to me. I don't even remember her name, but I remember her smile and the feeling I felt, knowing I had made someone's life a little brighter." ❤️

#BloodDonation #BloodDonor #GiveBlood #DonateBlood #DonateBloodSaveLives #GiveBloodSaveLives

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