I’ll never forget the sound.
My son opened the front door, said he felt lightheaded — and dropped right there on the floor.
We rushed him to the ER. His ferritin was in single digits. The doctor said his body had been running on fumes for months.
Now I see it all so clearly — the pale skin, dark circles, constant tiredness, freezing cold hands, dizzy spells, and the ice chewing he joked about.
I thought it was teenage sleep habits. It wasn’t.
If you have a son, please:
Ask for ferritin, CBC, and transferrin saturation
Keep iron 2–3 hours away from milk, tea, or coffee
Take it with vitamin C to help absorption
Re-test after 4–8 weeks
We use Llorens Iron Drops now — gentle, liquid, and highly absorbable.
Search “Llorens Iron Drops” on Amazon or use my bio link.
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