When I worked in home health, many people assumed that my most challenging time of year was winter, when snow-strewn roads, frigid temperatures, and shivering patients combined to make it difficult.
However, it was the summers that were the worst, because patients with anemia often feel cold year-round—and frequently, when I would visit, they would have their air conditioners off. After our treatment sessions, they finally and happily felt warm—but I’d be about to melt.
