My name is Marvin Rice, a.k.a. MarvTx.
I was born on 27 Aug 1934
in Kilgore, TX,
to John H. Rice and Bernice (Brock) Rice.
I am retired now, however my entire working
career was
in the aviation
field. I was Air Force civilian employee,
Logistics Specialist, with
specialty in aerospace
structural systems. I managed the B-58, B-70 and C-5A aircraft fleets,
and in my final
assignment was loaned to NASA Houston
to assist in developement of the
Space Shuttle
Orbiter.
I also remained active in the Naval Air Reserve,
where I flew
as crewmember
in transport aircraft,
delivering supplies and personnel all over the
world.
My Naval
retirement became effective on my 60th birthday.
In
1990 I was discovered to have a genetic condition known as
Hemochromatosis,
also called Iron
Overload,
(see link to IRON OVERLOAD DISEASE ASSN
and AMERICAN HEMOCHROMATOSIS SOCIETY below)
in which the body stores too much
iron in various
organs.
The only effective treatment for this is bloodletting.
When
blood is drawn
off it carries with it
a small amount of iron, then as new blood is made
the stored iron
in the affected organs is used in
the new blood thereby reducing the
excess.
Many
people unknowingly have this condition,
but are being treated for symptons
in that it will
mask itself as heart, liver, pancreas or other
diseases because
of the damage caused from excess iron.
I want more people to become aware
of this
because it is more wide spread than previously believed.
I was in
good shape and on
maintenance program of quarterly phlebotomys.
Then I got liver cancer but have survived.
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