<span itemprop="author">Emily Raffensberger

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The vampire, phlebotomy, and advocating for my care

Every five weeks, I see a different vampire from the phlebotomy and give this collective of blood-suckers consent to take my blood. The crimson-filled, turquoise-capped vacutainer is destined for analysis to see how fast my blood coagulates. If the vam…