I recently made my first blood donation — at age 75!

I’m a bit ashamed that it’s taken me this long to step up. I offer no excuse other than being genetically hypersensitive to any form of pain or needles. It’s a family thing. Also, I could possibly faint.

And, having achieved this mighty milestone, I did not receive the Order of Australia, while some other GPs did so for other activities. Not that it’s an issue for me. Let it go, that’s what I say.

I made this donation a day or two before Australia Day. I was in Bathurst, in NSW’s Central West.