Guest Blog by Anne Stang “Hemo what?” I suspect I am not the only person who has had that reaction on being told about hemochromatosis. Fortunately for me, I was diagnosed from a routine blood test by my GP in February 2005. Hearing that my serum ferritin level was 458 ng/ml and that I had [...]
Guest Blog by Rayne Kuntz A simple blood test ordered during my annual medical exam recently revealed a serious medical condition my doctor wasn’t even looking for. I have hemochromatosis, Canada’s #1 genetic disorder. Hemochromatosis is iron overload. My body has no way to naturally expel excess iron, so if untreated, it stores up in [...]
The Globe and Mail recently had an article about the importance of talking with family members in order to determine how at risk you might be for certain health issues. “Your family (medical) history holds key information about your past and clues to your future health. That’s kind of the bottom line”, says Karin Dent, [...]
Guest Blog By Katherine Koper I guess I ‘m one of the lucky ones. I discovered that I had HHC in the very early stages before organ damage. I was and still remain asymptomatic. I’m an elementary teacher. I didn’t have any serious health problems, or at least none that couldn’t be fixed if I’d [...]