![Mom has high kappa light chain. Very anemic. Doctors want to wait and follow up later. She's getting quite tired and losing appetite. She broke her femur a year ago too. : Mom has high kappa light chain. Very anemic. Doctors want to wait and follow up later. She's getting quite tired and losing appetite. She broke her femur a year ago too. :](https://preview.redd.it/mom-has-high-kappa-light-chain-very-anemic-doctors-want-to-v0-6mstugq7u4gb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=689200e899345539dc7c21d224133d6014b31829)
Mom has high kappa light chain. Very anemic. Doctors want to wait and follow up later. She's getting quite tired and losing appetite. She broke her femur a year ago too. :
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