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Tag: hemachromatosis

Blood Discrimination

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Cheryl

I’ve posted before about my adventures with hemachromatosis, and my negative experiences with the Puget Sound Blood Center. Things since the last post hadn’t improved tremendously, but I still went (out of my way) to perform my therapeutic phlebotomies there since it

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Biography, Medical hemachromatosis, medical, mutant, service design

The Iron Maiden

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Cheryl

Yesterday, I went in for a monthly phlebotomy (ie bloodletting) as ordered by my doctor. You see, I have a genetic condition called Hereditary Hemachromatosis, which was diagnosed in 2008. (It surfaced about 30 years earlier than normal for women). My “treatment”

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Medical, Seattle biography, hemachromatosis, medical, mutant, service design 2 Comments

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