I have a sarcastic, and sometimes dark, humor when it comes to my life experiences. In high school I was going through typical teenage woes: puberty, new school, etc. – along with the added layer of a new diagnosis, new treatment plan, new medical accessories, and nursing care.
Part of the treatment plan involved blood work every 6 months or so, which involved overnight stays in the ICU because they needed to put in an arterial line. Not including the blood-gas-sleepovers, the first three of my four years in high school I was admitted a number of times varying from 2 weeks to 2 months. When I wasn’t in the hospital it still felt like I was because of my at-home nursing care.
Around the time of all this, My Chemical Romance (MCR) released their album “Welcome to the Black Parade.” My best friend had already turned me on to them but this album touched me in a way that I couldn’t explain; much like Linkin Park’s “Meteora” had in middle school. After I listened to MCR’s song “Blood” I quickly dubbed it my personal them song.
To this day MCR is my go-to band to listen to and “Blood” still makes me giddy inside.
Below is a fan-made video that I found while looking up the music video above. I thought it fit the song (and what I’m writing about) so well that I decided to add it in here.
**WARNING: The video “Blood (animated)” might be too graphic/triggering for some people.
