It has been 9 years since Mama passed, and every time I see a patient with anemia, I find myself retelling and reliving her story. Anemia has been difficult for me to manage since 2008 because it brings back the hurt and sadness of dealing with my own mother’s anemia secondary to blood loss, which we would find out later, was due to rectal carcinoma. Mama was a very determined woman, from a small country town of about 5,000 people; a lady who felt like I had left the team of family and friends and joined the team of health care providers when I went to medical school. She wasn’t too fond of health care providers.
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