Blood Money: Woman's Desire and Consumption in Ermo

As the syringe sticking out of her arm slowly fills with blood, Ermo begs the nurse to stop. The nurse ignores her until she finishes and then, handing Ermo a slip of paper, dismisses her with: "Collect your money." Not until this moment does Ermo realize that her blood donation was actually a blood transaction. From then on she frequently returns to the hospital to sell her blood, each week growing weaker, but each week coming a step closer to her goal: having enough money to buy the biggest television set around