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Donor Fatigue

by Cadence Mandybura

“Just the blood today, ma’am?”

Marybeth blinked, still distracted by how she’d hung up on her daughter to make this appointment in time. “No, I’ve signed up for the whole regimen, as usual,” she said. “Compassion, patience, tolerance—the works.”

“Oh,” said the nurse—Prashant, according to his nametag—confusion fluttering across his face. “I wasn’t given the extended forms. Wait here, please . . .” He stepped out, leaving Marybeth in the consulting room. She fanned herself with an aftercare brochure as she waited.

One of the benefits of being retired was organizing her activities into the optimal times of day. She always scheduled her donations at 2:30 p.m. so she could buy pastries on the way to her Rotary meeting at four. She normally avoided sweets, but she deserved the sugar after giving up a pint of goodwill.

Prashant must be new. Marybeth had been donating for […]

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