My youngest son, Caeleb, is working this summer as an office intern at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Las…
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.
At Bionews we’re committed to providing the most accurate, relevant, and up-to-date reporting for our patient communities. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to disease-specific information that is both trustworthy and easy to understand. You can read more about our editorial policy here.
Articles by Joe MacDonald
My sons, Julian and Caeleb, were both diagnosed with hemophilia as babies. Although they’re 10 years apart, each diagnosis…
I woke up on Saturday morning and struggled to stand upright. My back had given out, and I could hardly…
My son Julian posted a picture on Facebook this week that took my breath away. I had to look at…
When my sons were small, I didn’t give speaking up on their behalf a second thought. As toddlers, they had…
Since my youngest son, Caeleb, arrived home from a successful second year of college, he has been interning at the…
My house is on a cul-de-sac, and right behind my street is undeveloped desert leading up to New Mexico’s Organ…
I picked my youngest son, Caeleb, up from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque last week, and we started…
My oldest son, Julian, has one life goal in mind: to make it to Broadway. From his earliest years, my…
I can juggle many things in my life, but I do have my limits. I have a mental image of…