Your anemia doesn’t give you too many issues in your day to day life. Sure, some days you feel your heart flutter or you wake up paler than usual. But the real killer is the lightheadedness.

While watching a movie with Valeria, your mouth starts to feel a bit dry. When you stand up to go to the kitchen, your vision goes black and you feel your head begin to spin.

And although you think you’re hiding it fairly well, Valeria sees you start to sway as you reach out for the back of the couch. She quickly stands up and grabs your waist to steady you.

“Not so fast, tesoro. How about you sit back down and I grab what you need?” Valeria implores, already trying to guide you back to a sitting position.