January happens to be National Blood Donor Month. Being a blood donor holds a special place in my heart for many reasons. But the main reason is from first-hand experience of the gift of life that donating blood affords. My daughter, Sarah, was only a few months old when she was diagnosed with a rare but life threatening blood disorder – a viral suppression of her bone marrow. This caused her to have a short stay in the hospital and several blood transfusions. She just tu