i need some blood...

most of you know that I have Beta Thalassemia Intermediate... it's an Italian blood disorder. I don't make good red blood cells, and i'm always anemic... especially during pregnancy...

i have come to appreciate blood-- mostly for its ability to waken the brain and enliven the hands and feet... it's almost been one month since my last blood cocktail and i can feel my poor brain struggling to connect... basically, my eyes are black, i have lost most of my self control and patience, and i want to sleep all day and kill those that are nearest and dearest to me... sound familiar? yeah... i'm a vampire... seriously don't they also have an "Italian" blood condition?

Today we have more civilized ways of dealing with our hunger... i have my blood purified and inserted into my arm... but honestly if i have to wait one more full moon i'm afraid that i may suck someone's neck... BEWARE!!

Symptoms of Anemia--

Most commonly, people with anemia report a feeling of weakness or fatigue in general or during exercise, general malaise and sometimes poor concentration. People with more severe anemia often report dyspnea (shortness of breath) on exertion. Very severe anemia prompts the body to compensate by increasing cardiac output, leading to palpitations and sweatiness, and to heart failure. Pallor (pale skin, mucosal linings and nail beds) is often a useful diagnostic sign in moderate or severe anemia, but it is not always apparent. Other useful signs are cheilosis and koilonychia.

Vampire legends --
Vampires are mythological beings which live forever by drinking the blood of the living. Stories of creatures of this kind are known all over the world. Most of these myths in Western culture originate from Eastern European folklore.

where's edward when i need him?