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Growing up with VWD

Cassie's personal story of growing up with von Willebrand disease (VWD) and learning to manage her heavy periods.
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Jack’s latest travel adventure

Jack shares his travel adventures in Canada and the USA - snowboarding and managing haemophilia on the road with new treatments.
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Youth taking on the future

Ben talks about the Blue Shirts youth leadership program, his experiences and hopes for the program.
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Catching up with youth

Declan and Bailey talk about catching up with other young people at a gaming bar and what made it fun.
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Youth at the Conference

Adam, Alan and Cassie talked to HFA about their experiences at the Melbourne Conference in August 2023. It was a great opportunity for young people with bleeding disorders to catch up with each other and hear the very latest information from the experts.
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Youth News – My amazing travel adventure

Jack talked to HFA about travelling overseas and managing his haemophilia for some amazing trips!
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Overcoming challenges – Adam’s story

Adam was diagnosed with severe haemophilia A when he was only one week old, after developing an intracranial bleed at…

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Shauna – sharing her life experience living with a bleeding disorder

Tell us a little about your bleeding disorder I have severe Type 3 von Willebrand disease. Essentially my blood doesn’t…

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Alan – telling others

Alan shares his story about how speaking with others about his bleeding disorder helped ease his transition into higher education …

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Tim – haemophilia, exercise and being healthy

You might not think to put “haemophilia” and “weightlifting” in the same sentence, but for Tim Demos this has been…

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