Family Matters

Family support is critical to anyone living with an inheritable blood or bleeding disorder. Hear from families like yours in this section of HemAware.

Michigan attorney Mindy Buurma, 36, is the mother of four children under age 10. She has type III von Willebrand...
In July 2011, a series of contradictory blood tests on their infant son, Ty, played with the emotions of Joni...
Snow means winter funtime . You can make snow angels, build snowmen and go sledding. But, if you’re not careful...
In the past decade, research has shown that people with hemophilia are just as prone to heart conditions as the...
When it comes to drugs, children are not smaller versions of adults. That’s why rigorous testing of medications need to...
A mother’s intuition can lead to the diagnosis of an inhibitor, an antibody to infused factor product concentrate. For Amanda...
Growing up with a bleeding disorder means you’ve got to know how to take care of yourself when it matters...
Kim McLaughlin knew that her daughter, Megan, 12, could get hurt like any other child at school, perhaps in gym...
If you are 18–22 years old and interested in enhancing your leadership skills, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has an...
Statins’ star power has been phenomenal. The 2010 annual report of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National...
Although they say pride goes before a fall, usually it’s feeling faint or dizzy that’s the precursor. Studies show an...
Jane Forbes has spent a lot of time teaching her four teenage sons how to manage their severe hemophilia A...
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