Family Matters

Five Years at the Summit

Six years ago, when Sonji Wilkes gave birth to a baby boy, she learned very quickly that life with little...

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See the NHF Camp Directory. Daniel Birgy didn’t want to go to camp. The doctors and nurses at his hemophilia...

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At the National Hemophilia Foundation’s 58th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in October 2006, a parent stood up in a session...

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For this family portrait, you don’t even need a camera. All you need is a computer and some health history...

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See the NHF Camp Directory.

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They shoot hoops, teach kids the right way to do chores and bake homemade goodies to celebrate special occasions. And...

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Phillip Fletcher has seen firsthand how pain can tear a family apart. He’s convinced the pain he has suffered his...

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All marriages come with challenges—especially once children enter the picture. When a child has a bleeding disorder, those challenges can...

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Finding reputable day care is one of a family’s most important decisions. For a family with children who have been...

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Growing kids. Aging parents. Adult children in the middle. People raising their children while coordinating care for their parents constitute...

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Eileen Bostwick knows that raising a toddler with severe hemophilia A means constantly trying to strike a balance between encouraging...

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Adoption experiences in the bleeding disorders community are as rich and varied as the families themselves. Some parents affected by...

Family Matters