Over 450 advocates from around the country gathered in Washington D.C. for NHF’s Annual Washington Days. This year our travel grant recipients and their families advocated for Congress to continue to support the funding for the federal hemophilia programs through the...
Don Smith’s parents were caught completely off guard when he was diagnosed with hemophilia A, severe factor VIII deficiency. Growing up without a family history of bleeding disorders, Don and his family “found themselves in the deep end of a pool of mystery!” His...
VHF is proud to spotlight Marquita Reinhardt as our first nominee for VHF Volunteer of the Year in 2020. Marquita has been a constituent of VHF since her son Matthew, now 12, was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A (factor 8 deficiency) with an inhibitor. Marquita has...
This year VHF celebrated #GivingTuesday by being GRATEFUL. We called on our community to celebrate those who have touched your lives and have dedicated themselves to making a difference for those impacted by bleeding disorders. YOU DID JUST THAT. You shared your...
Max Kaiser | Terry Lamb Scholarship Recipient On June 25th I departed on a trip to Alaska with my science teacher and several classmates. It was a 6 day adventure all about nature and conservation. Our first day was full of traveling, flying from Richmond to Anchorage...
Megan Schowengerdt | Development Director, VHF It was a rainy fall day on Sunday, October 20th at our event, but we gathered and celebrated success together despite the weather and had a fantastic time! Thank you so much to all of you who braved the weather and...