Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) For more information about
donating blood go to or call (877) 543-3768  Giving blood to
save a life. Your own.  Patrick Wade, HH Patient: "I had been
having some symptoms that were sort of generalized and I went to
my primary care physician and initially it was strange because
she thought maybe I was anemic."  Patrick Wade was tired,
sometimes dizzy. He was anything but anemic ... instead tests
showed he had too much iron in his blood ... a condition known
as hemochromatosis or HH.  Tammy Basile: "Untreated you can have
some really serious liver and heart problems."  But coming here
to donate blood, Patrick gets his treatment and some. He not
only redcues iron levels for himself, he offers the life serum
for three other people.  Tammy Basile, Public Relations Manager,
LifeSource: "One pint of blood is divided into platelets, plasma
and red cells. That means your one blood donation can go to help
three different people."  Many people with HH simply have their
blood drawn ... but