Mommy’s Random Thoughts

I pray for your mother's recovery. Sorry she's having to go through this difficult situation. Christ will be with your family in this!

(12:55 PM Fri.) Our eldest sister finally went to go pick up our mom. I'm sitting with our grandma now and waiting until they come back home. ❤️ Edit: They arrived home finally! Attacked our mom with plenty of kisses and enjoying the sound of our dad already sounding silly XD.

@gabriel_true They said it's nothing new apparently. Our mom has always had an issue with her iron levels, and her dizziness spells were the cause of that. They decided to go to the ER when she blacked out/almost blacked out when driving due to it. But, her hemoglobin levels (as a woman) are supposed to be (in general) 11.6–15 g/dL, but she was apparently at a very low 6.-something. They stayed so long because doctors just wanted to eliminate other reasons as to why she felt dizzy and her heart would act weird, which I guess it's better that it's not something 'too serious' in that sense, but it's still pretty bad. She could've gotten a blood transfusion, but she's cautious about other people's blood, but hopefully if she needs it me or my sisters can give her blood since we all share her blood type. Now my sisters and I are looking at iron rich foods and are trying to make a meal plan for her as well. Apparently vitamin C helps the body absorb iron in food quicker, so we talked about giving her a glass of orange juice with each meal.

You mentioned blood transfusion, are the doctors suggesting she's developing a disorder that's preventing her from maintaining or absorbing proper iron in her body? I know spinach is supposed to have higher doses of iron naturally in it. Plus they have iron supplements she can take as I had a friend who needed to do that regularly.

@gabriel_true No, I don't think it's that she's developing anything, but more of her dealing with pre-existing issues she's had since childhood/teenage years. She's had issues with woman things since what seems like forever, so she tends to lose a lot of blood/iron from it, so if she's dealing with said woman issues rn, maybe that's why they suggested a blood transfusion? I think she may still have her supplements lying around somewhere, but right now her and our dad went to bed to rest since it was a late night for them.

I hope your mother can balance her blood levels out soon. My grandma has a lot of blood issues as well, and it's a balancing game.