Hi Teo,
Yes, now I remember that Neulasta and similar drugs were too expensive.
The liver will try to take care of the iron overload as long as it can - then the liver tests (ASAT and ALAT in Sweden) will start to increase. If they follow your mother's liver tests it is perhaps enough to follow the ferritin value every 3 months. I have liver tests and ferritin controlled every month.
Exercise (including household work) is supposed to be good for all kinds of patients. It is good for the heart to work but not because we have severe anemia.
http://haematol.highwire.org/content/96/10/1433.short
Kind regards
Birgitta-A