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Community Voices

Footprints from baby to adult
By Beth Marshall | 02.07.2011

“Steps for Living” provide in-depth educational and instructional materials for people with bleeding disorders, and their families, as they move from birth to adulthood.

Betty Jane and Bob Henry, co-founders of the National Hemophilia Foundation
By Sarah Aldridge | 02.07.2011

Betty Jane Henry died at her home in Wellington, Florida, on Sunday, September 5, at the age of 93.

The Kinfolk Brass Band during the Annual Meeting Opening Session
By Beth Marshall | 12.03.2010

Nearly 2,400 people with bleeding disorders, their family members, healthcare providers and industry representatives gathered for the 2010 NHF Annual Meeting. Learn more and view a photo slideshow.

NHF jack-o-lantern
10.25.2010

Tim Dean of South Carolina decided to showcase his pumpkin-carving skills to honor NHF for Halloween. Check out the photos!

Russ Haight
By Melanie Padgett Powers | 10.04.2010

My goal is to create some sort of multimedia presentation based on the BLOOD mnemonic and have healthcare providers use it as part of their differential diagnosis.

People and DNA
By Melanie Padgett Powers | 06.28.2010

Scientific literature can be intimidating, even to people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Not so for three consumers selected to attend the National Hemophilia Foundation’s new therapies workshop.

AFFIRM group
06.16.2010

AFFIRM is a three-year fellowship targeting men with hemophilia ages 25 to 35 from across the country.

Hematologist at NIH
By Melanie Padgett Powers | 04.21.2010

The appearance of HIV/AIDS in the bleeding disorders community was the defining moment in the life of W. Keith Hoots, MD.

Annual Meeting attendees
By Beth Marshall | 02.18.2010

In his speech at the 2009 Annual Meeting Opening Session, NHF CEO Val D. Bias reiterated NHF’s commitment to its chapters and the community through various programs and campaigns.

Alicia and Antonio Morado
By Alicia Morado | 01.15.2010

Read what one mom and first-timer at the NHF Annual Meeting thought about her experience.

Sean Leaks
By Sean Leaks | 01.15.2010

When I was growing up, Camp Ailihpomeh was more than just a week away from my parents to hang out in the boonies of Central Texas. It was a time every year that I looked forward to as much as Christmas or my birthday, if not more.

Ray Stanhope
By Ray Stanhope | 01.13.2010

Complacency is defined as feeling secure or satisfied with oneself or one’s lot.

Jerry Drummey
By Sarah Aldridge | 01.11.2010

The life stories of 21 men with hemophilia are chronicled in "The Gift of Experience: Conversations About Hemophilia," which was developed from an oral history project at the Boston Hemophilia Center in 2004–2005.

Nick Reiser and Matthew Porter
By Nick Reiser | 01.04.2010

We had been talking about this retreat since the very early years of NYLI, and we were finally going to pull it off.

Canoe and oars
By Gary Widlund | 12.30.2009

When I found out the camp’s 30th anniversary theme was X-Men (Marvel Comics’ team of fictional superheroes), I immediately bought a Wolverine costume.