I will never forget the first time we visited my wife’s OB-GYN following the birth of “MacDonald the Older.” It…
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I look into my son’s eyes and see beauty. I see the vibrant green, which fades into a blue that…
Oct. 7, 2019, came and went like any other day. Our family went about our business: my son went to…
Years ago, I watched my youngest son, “MacDonald the Younger,” as he struggled with recurring joint bleeds. Each episode took…
When “MacDonald the Younger” was 5, a social worker from the hemophilia treatment center gave his name to the…
One of my favorite educational philosophers is Ruby Payne. Payne focuses on the unwritten rules of social classes and…
A few years ago, my family and I attended an inhibitor symposium in San Francisco. While the conference was jam-packed…
Yesterday, I went through the pictures on my iPhone. I started with the most recent, moving backward, my heart beating…
There is no doubt that the new medicine Hemlibra (emicizumab) is a game changer in the treatment of…
For many years we tried to overcome my younger son’s reaction to factor VIII. No matter which medical product we…