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I was happy to get tested. My iron levels were in the thousands.

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The good thing about the diagnosis was it gave me permission to have haemochromatosis; I had an explanation.

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The diagnosis changed something negative into something positive. While I still have symptoms, I now know the cause and understand what is going on.

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The great thing is to know that the condition can be treated simply through blood donation. My blood can go to use; you feel like you’re doing something positive. I’m up to about 140 donations.

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That was particularly important to me because I had a very ill son who unfortunately passed away last year, and he benefitted from blood donations for the various operations he had.

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