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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...

Open Wide

Jonathan Seaman, 7, was 3 ½ years old when his tonsils and adenoids started acting up. Monthly throat infections, including...

Family Matters

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Pregnancy Planning for Carriers

Susan Willats, 55, grew up seeing her older brother struggle with severe hemophilia A. “It was before home treatment,” says...

Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Dealing With Braces and Wisdom Teeth With a Bleeding Disorder

Smile Bright

When Terri-Lynn Hoskins was 5 years old, she lost her first tooth and bled for three hours. Because her father...

Generation Next

Ask a Social Worker: How Do You Know if You’re Depressed and What Can You Do About It?

Welcome to Ask a Social Worker, a new monthly column featuring questions from the community and answers from members of...

Community in Action, Ask a Social Worker

Teaming Up to Treat People with Bleeding Disorders

The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023. Throughout the year, HemAware.org will be commemorating this...

75th Anniversary, NBDF in Action

Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care for Bleeding Disorders

For people with bleeding disorders, the transition from pediatric to adult health care is somewhat like the broader transition from...

Family Matters, Taking Charge

A Cure for Hemophilia?

In 1964, a laboratory breakthrough sent hopes soaring that a cure for hemophilia A and B was a possibility. That...

Hemophilia A&B

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Joint Replacement Surgery in People with Inhibitors

Eric Lowe, 31, needed knee replacement surgery 10 years ago. The small-business owner from Noblesville, Indiana, has severe hemophilia A...

Surgery & Transplants, Surgery & Transplants, Alternative Treatments

Living with Hemophilia and Depression

Climbing the Seven Summits has been the dream of many adventurers. To date only 231 people in history have completed...

Taking Charge

Talking to Teens and Preteens About Sex and Intimacy

Kids should hear the facts about their bodies, sex and relationships from a trusted source—their parents.

Family Matters

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Emergency Room Problems

Seven years ago, a big gust of wind off the Wyoming plains sent a piece of plywood flying, hitting the...

Advocacy, Taking Charge