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For years, Patricia Karobia went about her life without knowing that a virus was quietly damaging her liver.
A retired teacher who had spent much of her working life in classrooms across the country, Patricia was accustomed to the ordinary demands of work, family and everyday life. Then, one afternoon in 2011, while still teaching, she suddenly felt unwell. She left school intending to go home, but she never made it. Patricia fainted on the way and was taken to hospital, where doctors discovered that her haemoglobin level had fallen dangerously low.
She was advised to have a blood transfusion, although fear of contracting another infection made her hesitant. Instead, she sought advice on how she could improve her blood levels through food and nutrition. Her haemoglobin eventually improved, and she returned to her normal life, with little to suggest that something more serious was happening beneath the surface.
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