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Items tagged 'Personal stories'
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Dom on having Gene Therapy for Haemophilia A
23 June 2026
Gene therapy
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Haemophilia
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New treatments
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Personal stories
Gene and emerging therapies
Dom shares his experience of receiving gene therapy treatment for haemophilia A
Read more
News & Stories
Fernando on guitar for World Music Day
21 June 2026
Haemophilia
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HFA & Foundation news
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Personal stories
,
Young people
World Music Day
11yo Fernando plays Paradise by Coldplay for World Music Day
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News & Stories
Neil on getting older with a bleeding disorder
4 June 2026
Getting older
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Haemophilia
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Personal stories
Neil shares his experience of living with severe-presenting haemophilia A, and how he continues to live well as he gets older
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News & Stories
Life with an extra challenge – Cassie and Noah’s story
27 April 2026
Boys
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Haemophilia
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Parents & families
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Personal stories
Cassie talks about raising a young family with an extra challenge - her son Noah has haemophilia B
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TJ’s path to independence with VWD
27 April 2026
Boys
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Parents & families
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Personal stories
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Von Willebrand disease
VWD
Sam, mother to 7-year-old TJ, shares her story about raising a young son with type 2A VWD
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News & Stories
Michelle – Her journey to diagnosis
16 April 2026
Haemophilia
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Personal stories
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Women & girls
WHD2026
Michelle first experienced bleeding symptoms, in the form of really flooding periods, at the age of 19. Nineteen years later - she got a diagnosis
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News & Stories
VWD: Your voice matters – Sophie’s story
7 April 2026
Family Planning and Pregnancy
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Von Willebrand disease
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Women & girls
Sophie talks about being diagnosed with VWD in her 20s, pregnancy, and advocating for yourself and others
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Steve on gene therapy for haemophilia
26 March 2026
Gene therapy
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Haemophilia
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New treatments
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Personal stories
Gene and emerging therapies
Steve shares his experience having gene therapy for severe haemophilia A – and how it has changed his life
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National Haemophilia Journal
Blessed in a different way
Simoni and Javonte -
18 March 2026
Bleeding disorders
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Simoni and Javonte caught up to talk about growing up with a bleeding disorder, treatment, playing sport and why it's important to share your story.
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Simoni and Javonte – growing up with a rare bleeding disorder
26 February 2026
Growing up with a bleeding disorder
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Haemophilia
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Von Willebrand disease
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interview
Simoni and Javonte chat about growing up with VWD type 3 and severe haemophilia
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