Hereditary Hemochromatosis
HE-MO-CHROME-AH-TOE-SISHH is Canada's Most Common Genetic Disorder
It’s a crippling, potentially fatal condition caused by a defect of iron metabolism that leads to iron overload in vital organs, joints and tissues.
The complications are preventable if a diagnosis is made before the excess iron causes irreversible damage, and effective treatment exists.
So,,, how do you treat this iron overload disorder???
I now need weekly blood lettings to keep my iron in check.
Canada's cow population is not disappointed!
And the Moosehead brewery did send a letter of condolence!
posted by Alan Robichaud at
Sunday, March 30, 2008
2 Comments:
Hello,
I just recently heard about hemochromatosis from a Celtic friend at the CHS who told me that Ukrainians as well as Celts are at particularly high risk.
If you're interested, we'll be discussing the disorder Sunday, May 4 on AM1320 Vancouver on the radio program Nash Holos. It's a bilingual Ukrainian program and the interview, like most of the non-music content, is in English. It airs at 6pm PST Sundays and streams live at www.am1320.com. It's also archived at the Nash Holos website and is available as a podcast.
In the course of my research on iron overload I discovered your site ... and a Ukrainian community on the other coast. What a wonderful discovery! Приємно познайометися з вами!
And it's great to find a first-hand resource who is successfully dealing with iron overload... albeit on the other side of the country. :-) I'd be very interested in your feedback on the interview if you get a chance to check it out.
The things we find out about ourselves as we get older. I recently learned I was born with one kidney. Thankfully you're now aware and can take steps to ensure a long and healthy life...
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