How I Became a Voluntary Blood Donor During Lockdown

What I learned—and what I’d have liked to know earlier

Photo by Bamusiime Sylvia

*Ring*

My phone rang at an unusual time of day while walking home. My friend hardly ever calls in the afternoon, so why would his name be popping up on my phone screen? Had his wife, who was in the final stages of her pregnancy, delivered a bouncing baby?