Should you bring hemophilia medication to the hospital?
For those of us living with bleeding disorders, a critical question often looms large: In the event of an emergency, if we rush to the emergency room (ER), will the hospital administer our…
Hemophilia and Me
— Jennifer Lynne
Jennifer Lynne is an entrepreneur specializing in digital marketing, a self-professed computer nerd, and a nationally competitive Scrabble player. Jennifer has strong ties to the bleeding disorder community; she was diagnosed in 1975 with hemophilia B and Von Willebrand’s disease at age 10. She is a University of Wisconsin, Madison graduate with a BA in marketing and journalism, and was in MIT’s Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program. A native of Brookfield, Wisconsin, she now resides in sunny Punta Gorda, Florida. Jennifer hopes her column will raise awareness for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, especially among women.
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Language matters in hemophilia, because we’re more than a label
When you live with a bleeding disorder, you quickly learn that the words people use matter almost as much as the treatments themselves. I’ve been called a “carrier” and a “hemophiliac,” and told…
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