Community news
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Hear our voices: women with inherited bleeding disorders
For years, women with bleeding disorders did not have the same level of recognition as their male counterparts. All too often, they were incorrectly diagnosed,...
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Global VWD Call to Action leading change around the world
Every important movement starts with the realization that something needs to change, and that that change can happen through collective action. People with von Willebrand...
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A family affair: meet community leader Madonna McGuire Smith
Madonna McGuire Smith, Executive Director of the Hemophilia Foundation of Oregon (HFO), has been working with the bleeding disorder community for eleven years. She always...
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Chew “Kim” Yin: mother, VWD patient and carrier finds balance
Chew “Kim” Yin understands balance and how difficult it can be to maintain in life if you do not have family and a community there...
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From A to B: Mutala’s Journey
Less than 200 miles separates the capital cities of Dakar, Senegal and Banjul, The Gambia on Africa’s west coast. Traffic regularly flows between the two...
