Bleeding Disorders A-Z

A Second Diagnosis

Parents of children with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders are very familiar with the routines and challenges that come with...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Family Matters

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Annual Meeting in November 2010 was our first NHF meeting. We were all excited to...

Von Willebrand Disease, Community in Action

Read more about the D'Ambrosios in stepmom Cheryl's own words, in our Community Voices section. A hangnail hardly constitutes a...

Read more about this family's experience in the Factor V Deficiency article. Both my stepdaughters were born with severe factor...

Rare Bleeding Disorders, Community in Action

Skye Peltier’s life changed on a playground when she was 5 years old. After going down a slide, she lingered...

Mark Antell had hepatitis C for decades before he decided to fight the disease. A chronic viral infection, hepatitis C...

Hepatitis C

Despite seeking treatment for her symptoms for years, Jill R. Birdwhistell, PhD, was never diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. Heavy...

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) wants all women in the US to be able to raise their fingers in the...

Von Willebrand Disease, Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Connie McMullan’s kitchen is a testament to the things she holds dear: a collection of stuffed bears, glass angels that...

“One and two and flip.” Lilliam Bervis thinks out loud, concentrating on her partner’s precise and rhythmic steps as the...

Despite hemophilia’s very visible symptoms—bleeding and bruising— the disorder has been a hidden one for a long time.

Hemophilia A&B, Advocacy

When Emily Bartko, 4, of Las Vegas, was an infant, bruising came easily. All it took was the pressure from...