Close-up of an arm sporting a impressive collection of festival wristbands from various gigs and a cannula taped in place for platelet donation. Proof that I've lived a bit, even if I'm now volunteering to be a human Capri Sun pouch.

Screen of a Terumoact blood donation machine showing 'Draw in progress' with collection statistics - platelets, plasma, and RBC levels displayed. The machine's doing its vampiric work whilst I pretend this is a perfectly normal way to spend a Monday.

Complex blood processing equipment with transparent tubes, collection bags, and various mechanical components that look suspiciously like something from a sci-fi film. The NHS's attempt at turning me into a human juice box, complete with all the bells and whistles.

[Blood/Platelets Donation; Photo of Needle/Cannula]

I'm donating platelets this morning. It's a bit like donating blood but takes 60 to 90 minutes.
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