Lots of people have been saying that lately and I don’t like it.

I especially didn’t like it on the day, last week, that I went to donate blood only to be rejected because my iron levels were too low.

I felt like I had let Ivy down in a big way.

I can’t say I felt much better when I was excluded on Friday from donating plasma as well because my ferritin levels were low too.

Last week was pretty ordinary and even though I don’t like being told that I look tired (translate; you look old and wretched) I must admit to feeling that way.

Meltdown week was hard.

Ivy cried alot, slept alot, ate very little and clung alot.

Yeah, along with the denial for three weekly Intragam, it was a really ordinary week

but

it’s IVIG day tomorrow, so things can only get better, right?

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So, my iron levels are low and my stores are low and I look tired.

I can’t donate for six months.

I need you all to donate in my place, okay?

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Why didn’t anyone tell me how little iron there was in cheese twisties?

Some of you  have suggested changing over to cheese and bacon balls or honey baked ham flavour when I am next in need of comfort chips.

Surely with the bacon and the ham, there would be more iron.

What?

It’s meat…sort of.

It may or may not work but at least I laughed so hard I felt better than I had in days.