Recently a local Navy veteran, Kendel Zolezzi was diagnosed with a disease called hemochromomatosis. This disease is also referred to as 'iron overload' as too much iron is in the blood causing pain, loss of energy, weakness, skin discoloration and more.
Through a procedure called phlebotomy, one liter of blood is removed from the body each week until the iron level is normal. Kendel will be undergoing this treatment for thirty weeks at a cost of $300.00 per transfusion.
Delta Blood Bank in Angels Camp 250 S. Main Street.