Ann Teehan shared her story ‘The Celtic Gene’ of her haemochromatosis journey with readers of ‘Woman’s Way’ magazine last year. Ann and her family are passionate about raising awareness of haemochromatosis, Ireland’s most common genetic disorder.
Ann’s message is that haemochromatosis can be easily managed once diagnosed. Ann has a nursing background and knew of the disorder before her own diagnosis.
She reminds us that: “It’s really nothing to be scared of- it’s something you can totally manage, but you can’t manage it if you don’t know about it. All it takes is a simple blood test.” If someone has symptoms or if anyone in their family has haemochromatosis she recommends seeing their GP to get tested. Thank you Ann for sharing your journey! You can read the full pdf of the article here (or page 1 and 2 jpeg versions below).
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Ann Teehan shared her story ‘The Celtic Gene’ of her haemochromatosis journey with readers of ‘Woman’s Way’ magazine last year. Ann and her family are passionate about raising awareness of haemochromatosis, Ireland’s most common genetic disorder. Thank you Ann for sharing your personal journey with us! Read on for link to pdf of full article
As we step into 2025, we’re filled with gratitude for your continued support and commitment to raising awareness about haemochromatosis. Together, we’ve made strides in educating and supporting those affected by iron overload, and we look forward to continuing this important work in the year ahead. May the new year bring all our haemochromatosis family health, happiness, and many moments of joy.
Your membership of the IHA makes us stronger and gives us a collective voice to advocate on behalf of our members, patients and their families. At this time of year, we encourage all our members to renew your annual membership and continue to be part of our 1,000 strong community!
