Haemochromatosis: How iron overload weighed down poet Evrah Rose

Joint pains, heart issues, weight gain and loss - Welsh performance poet Evrah Rose knew she was unwell.

Then a lockdown blood test finally revealed why. She had an inherited condition that was wrecking her body.

And despite being the most common genetic disorder in Wales - and actually known by some as the Celtic Curse - few know its real name.

Evrah does now - it's called genetic haemochromatosis - or iron overload.

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