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• Article - Managing Low Red Blood Counts

  How to help your parent cope with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and other symptoms when he has anemia due to a low red blood cell count.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Can low hemoglobin be causing my father's fatigue, and, if so, what can I do to help him feel better?

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• Question - Is there anything I can take to boost my white cell count?

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• Question - How can I help boost my mother's mood after her bypass surgery?

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• Question - Why doesn't my mother's doctor want to perform a red blood cell transfusion, just because she's never had one before?

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• Question - What can be done to help my mother's fatigue, caused by her heart failure meds?

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• Question - What can I do with my diet to increase my red blood count?

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