donating plasma

This week I donated plasma...for the first session on Wednesday and my second session today.  The center that I went to is one in dowtown Fort Worth and I know a nurse that works there, I used to work with her at the Pediatric Clinic.  You get paid $35 for the first donation and $45 for the second donation done in a 7 day window.  You can donate every 7 days and get paid more for your second donation then your first ($20 - $25 for the 1st and $30 to $35 for the 2nd depending on your weight).  They send the units off in sets of 2 so that is why they encourage the donations as they have it structured.  I did really well the first day...got a little sleepy while doing it but other than that I was fine. I came home and slept for 30 minutes and felt refreshed.  Today, I have been more tired and I think it is because of staying up late and being so busy on Thanksgiving let alone the stress that has gone on the last few days with Terry.  I have taken two 90 minute naps and still feel tired, but I want to make sure I sleep tonight.  I am planning to do this bi-weekly for now as I am not sure my body can do it each week, but it would bring in $50 to $55 a week if I can.  The income is not taxable and doesn't take too much time to do, so I plan to try to do it as much as I can and not put stress on my body.  I am told you only get $15 to donate blood, plus if you do that, then you can't donate plasma but every 58 days.  I am told to do this is actually good for your body as it forces it to make new.  I want to research it a bit more to find out what all the benefits are besides helping out the healthcare system and a way to make money.

Have you donated plasma before?  Would you consider it?  If not, why?

Terry arrived in CA

Terry has made it to California to live on my parents property. He pretty much drove straight thru and didn't have any issues other than 5th gear not working for him.  Please continue to pray for him. Time will tell what choices he will make.