Last Friday, I went about my day as usual. It’s one of my days off, and I was looking forward…
Joe MacDonald
Rev. Dr. Joe K. MacDonald is a pastor in the New Mexico Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Cazandra, live in Belen, New Mexico, along with their youngest son, Caeleb, and two fur babies, Laggie and Hildie. Both of Joe’s sons (the oldest is Julian) have severe hemophilia A, factor VIII deficiency. Julian was diagnosed in 1996 and Caeleb in 2006. Joe serves on the Board of the Sangre de Oro Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation. Joe’s goal is to help his sons and others in the community use their voices to help improve the quality of life for those with bleeding disorders.
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Articles by Joe MacDonald
When I reflect on the unexpected detours my life took when my wife, Cazandra, and I had children, I cannot…
My recent columns have focused on my experience at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s (NBDF) annual Bleeding Disorders Conference, held…
My wife, Cazandra, and I enjoy speaking on topics critical to the bleeding disorders community, as both of our adult…
Last week, my wife, Cazandra, and I attended the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s (NBDF) annual symposium. As parents of…
Ethan Ash, a member of the Bionews team (actually, its executive vice president of business development), called me over…
As I sat in my chair at home, I heard Julian, who’s 29 and my oldest son, singing at the…
My youngest son, Caeleb, came to the table the other day with a massive grin on his face. “Guess what?”…
In my years of discussing my sons’ bleeding disorders here, I too have had a hereditary disorder: essential tremors,…
We received some unexpected news this week from the University of New Mexico, where our youngest son, Caeleb, is a…