Blood

The Celtic Disease

By: Charles Giuliano - Sep 10, 2015

Blood

Patrick Nugent
Great grandfather
Dead at 50 in 1900
Blood infection
Said to be from horse
He operated
Spattering blood
On open wound
Tip of his nose
Died in slow agony
Diagnosis questionable
May have been
The Irish disease
Hemochromotosis
The organs rust
Excess of iron
Not filtered and cleansed
Killed my cousin Ellen
Shocked the family
Into getting tested
Including me
Several have the condition
Requires regular transfusions
Literally diluting
Causes arthritis like
Symptoms
Cooks the liver
May have taken
Many of the Irish
Presumed to die young
Of demon drink