He stood up to grab water, said he felt dizzy — and the next thing I knew, he was on the ground.
At the hospital they said it was a minor stroke. His ferritin was almost zero. The doctor told me, “His body hasn’t had enough iron for months.”
We missed all the signs: pale skin, cold hands, headaches, tired no matter how much he slept, chewing ice all day, hair thinning. I thought it was just growing pains.
Please don’t wait for a scare like ours.
Ask for ferritin, CBC, and transferrin saturation (ferritin isn’t always in basic labs)
Keep iron away from milk, tea, and coffee — they block absorption
Take it with vitamin C — boosts absorption up to 67%
Re-test after 4–8 weeks
He’s recovering with Llorens Iron Drops — gentle, liquid, and easy to absorb.
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