I am suffering from anemia. My hemoglobin rate is around an 8.5 or 8. I am feeling a bit dizzy and weak (not too much yet). I need more iron and meat has iron. Just wondering if I can forgoe the Lent Friday meat abstinance in this instance.

Just curious- have you thought about taking a supplement?

Alex,
I agree with Emerentiana, I'd talk to a priest.  

I imagine you are eating iron rich foods from a variety of sources, but just in case you don't have a list of them, I googled a search for iron rich foods and came up with these links:
http://www.healthcastle.com/iron.shtml  and:
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/health-and-wellness/iron-rich-foods


Shrimp, clams and sardines are on the list so they'd be great for Friday and Lent.

Vitamin C will help your body to absorb the iron, so eat something with Vitamin C with each iron food or take a Vit. C supplement with meals.  A friend of mine had that problem and was also told to drink lots of water.

If you have a blendor you can make a shake with some of the iron-rich foods (like kale, spinach, collards, prunes) and an orange or kiwi & orange juice for the vitamin C.  

I just looked over the list on the Red Cross link above and they have a pretty good list, but the corn syrup suggestion surprised me.  That's just crazy.  That's on my no-no list, but they have some good suggestions otherwise.  

Good luck to you.

You  have to get a dispensation from a priest to eat meat on Fridays during Lent or on any Friday of the year.  From my understanding, you cannot eat meat until you do that.

None of the bishops or priests in Traddieland have the power to dispense, although they like to pretend otherwise.  Hell, they do not even have the faculties to hear confessions or marry people.

If you NEED meat, eat it.  If you can find another solution, do it.

GV,

Are you saying that Sedevacantists can't get married or get their sins absolved?

I ended up talking to a trad priest and he said that I could eat meat if it was for health reasons. So I went out and bought a Big Mac because my head was feeling heavy.