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I attempted to give blood… but I have trypanophobia

I tried, I really did! Earlier today I visited the Red Cross Blood Service donor centre in Ringwood, Victoria, after deciding that despite a fear of needles, I still owe it to other people to donate my blood to save …

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Needles make me faint, but I’m finally becoming a donor

Needles make me faint. I first found this out in grade six. We were heading to get those essential Hepatitis B injections, which required walking past many school buildings to get from our upstairs grade six classroom to the library. …

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