I recently had the honor of attending the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s (NBDF) Bleeding Disorders Conference in Aurora, Colorado.
Jennifer Lynne
Jennifer Lynne is an entrepreneur specializing in digital marketing, a self-professed computer nerd, and a nationally competitive Scrabble player. She has deep roots in the bleeding disorder community, having been diagnosed with hemophilia B and Von Willebrand’s disease in 1975 at the age of 10. A proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a BA in marketing and journalism, Jennifer also completed MIT’s prestigious Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program. Originally from Brookfield, Wisconsin, she now lives in sunny Punta Gorda, Florida. Jennifer is the founder of GirlsBleedToo.com, a platform dedicated to raising awareness about bleeding disorders in women and girls. Through her writing, she hopes to educate, advocate, and amplify the voices of those—especially women—living with these often-overlooked conditions.
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Articles by Jennifer Lynne
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