Please donate if you can. Pearland has a wonder blood center with friendly staff. I'm a regular donor and you can even make appointmentsThe Red Cross has declared its first-ever national blood crisis in the U.S.In a statement emailed Tuesday, the organization has warned members of the public of the consequences of its worst blood shortage in more than a decade - including doctors being forced to make "difficult decisions" about which patients receive blood transfusions over others.The American Red Cross said it had "less than a one-day supply of critical blood types" and has had to limit distributions to hospitals."At times, as much as one-quarter of hospital blood needs are not being met," the organization said.