Items tagged 'Parents, partners & carers'

Pain in children with bleeding disorders

Daisy Regan -
26 June 2024

Why are health professionals less likely to ask paediatric patients if they are experiencing pain at clinic reviews, compared to their adult patients?

Growing up with Glanzmann thrombasthenia

Elizabeth -
19 March 2024

Elizabeth’s teenage daughter Grace has Glanzmann thrombasthenia. Elizabeth talks about what it was like to find that your child has a very rare bleeding disorder and their family experiences as Grace grows up.

Mental health and support

Nicoletta Crollini -
19 March 2024

What mental health support services are available and how do you access them?

Why is PROBE important?

19 March 2024

The PROBE Australia Study is how HFA is building evidence about the needs of men and women affected by haemophilia in Australia. Here's how you can help.

Hopes for the future

Claire -
11 December 2023

Claire shared her personal story as a parent of young boys with haemophilia at the 21st Australian Conference on haemophilia, VWD and rare bleeding disorders. This is a transcript of her presentation.

Overcoming Challenges

19 July 2023

To celebrate Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week HFA launched this digital movie to showcase Overcoming Challenges of a Bleeding Disorder.

Shauna Adams – managing type 3 VWD

19 July 2023

This is a transcript of Shauna’s presentation at the 2019 Australian Conference. Hi everyone, thank you all for joining me today….

VWD – all in the family

19 July 2023

“Lyn” (not her real name) is mother to several children with von Willebrand disorder. She was interviewed by Suzanne O’Callaghan,…

VWD – Down the generations

19 July 2023

Fiona is in her early 50s and found out she had von Willebrand disease (VWD) when she was 6 years…

Overcoming challenges – Adam’s story

19 July 2023

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

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Items tagged 'Parents, partners & carers'

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