Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
When I got married 19 years ago, I never thought I would be a foster parent to over 40 children with special needs. It never occurred to me that I would have the blessing of being a stay-at-home mom for 14 years. I never would have thought I would end up with six forever children […]
Matt and Anna Landseadel knew little about hemophilia when they chose to bring six-month-old Chris into their home. “All I heard was ‘Six-month-old baby,’” Anna says with a smile, explaining how they came about fostering a child with severe hemophilia A. Chris, now seven, has since been adopted into the Landseadel family, along with his […]
Anna and Matt have adopted several children, two who have hemophilia. Anna and Matt try to normalize hemophilia as much as they can and realize that Chris and Xander don’t know anything different.
I have an admission. I am not particularly proud of myself, but I got a D- in High School Biology. Normally, I wouldn’t share something this personal in this space, but I do so to illustrate a point. In High School, I couldn’t look at the model of the double helix in class without thinking […]
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