Hey! I'm Tiffany and I don't personally have Thalassemia. My husband was recently diagnosed (even though we assumed he had it) and both my boys (8 and 6 years old) were diagnosed when they were about 2 at their iron screening. The pediatrician really didn't make a big deal out of it, and I knew nothing about Thalassemia (I'm still not very knowledgeable), so I didn't think much of it. Both my mother in law and step mom have it and it doesn't effect their every day life. My 6 year old, Jonah, has always been on the smaller side (but so is my husband), and has kind of been my "sick kid". I figured the Thalassemia probably just made his immune system weaker. He suffered from febrile seizures as a toddler and has had his fair share of ear infections and strep throat. In the past 4 months, he's had a pretty nasty ear infection, a stomach bug, a sinus infection, a virus that gave him 102 degree fever for a few days and he is once again running a 102 degree fever. He's pale and can be aggressive and irritable. I usually chalked it up to his character or a lack of sleep (he doesn't always sleep soundly through the night, despite seeming tired a lot). I've been doing some research into Thalassemia, and am looking for some advice. We were never given a specific of which type of Thalassemia my boys were diagnosed with. Now I'm curious if maybe there is more to Jonah's diagnosis that I first thought. Am I being paranoid? Is it typical for him to just have a weakened immune system? Or should I be looking further into this? Aside from making an appointment with his doctor, I'm not sure how to proceed, if I even should. Any advice and suggestions would be helpful! Thank you!