Tamara’s Journey: 50 Years Searching for Answers
December 2, 2025
Tamara spent most of her childhood and teenage years feeling like something was wrong with her, even though no one believed
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Keeping Your Information Safe
August 28, 2025
Dear WPBDF Community, Your privacy and peace of mind are very important to us. We want you to always feel safe,
Protect Patients from Non-Medical Switching
July 18, 2025
As an Advocacy Ambassador, we are calling on you to take action and encourage your Pennsylvania House Representative members to
Fight Medicaid Cuts!
June 13, 2025
Medicaid provides quality and affordable health care coverage for about 1 in 4 Americans, and 3 in 10 people with bleeding
Why I Walk – Lenore
June 11, 2025
Lenore and her family have been a part of the Unite for Bleeding Disorders Walk since 2009, and this year,
PABDC – PowerPoints and Hand Outs
May 12, 2025
Saturday, May 17th 10:15am-11:15am Drowning in Debt: Financial Do's/Don'ts/Legal Solutions - Donnie Akers, Jr., JD 1:30pm-2:15pm Infusion Training Aging with
Community Highlight: Anna B.
May 7, 2025
Up until Anna was 19 years old, she never noticed any abnormal bleeding symptoms. In 2014, she underwent oral surgery,
2025 Academic Scholarship
April 22, 2025
Who is eligible for the WPBDF Scholarship? Any person or immediate family member of a person with hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease,
17th Annual Unite for Bleeding Disorders and 5K Run
March 14, 2025
The Unite for Bleeding Disorders Walk brings our community together. It unites families with bleeding disorders and chapters with family,
Travel Grant for NBDF’s 2025 BDC
February 27, 2025
Educational Grants are Available for NBDF’s 2025 Bleeding Disorders Conference The Western Pennsylvania Bleeding Disorders Foundation (WPBDF) is pleased to
Get Ready for Take A Bough – Event Details and More!
November 15, 2024
We're excited that you'll be joining us this weekend for the 12th Annual Take A Bough! To help you prepare
What Living With von Willebrand Disease Has Taught Me About Profits Taking Priority Over Patient Lives
April 25, 2024
Maria Shoemaker Any person living with a chronic illness knows that we often must become our own advocates in the fight
Y’all YETI for this?
April 15, 2024
After a long day of traveling across the country, we were greeted by smiling, familiar faces in the Portland, Oregon
When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients
April 15, 2024
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News March 15, 2024 In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large
Vote for your favorite 2024 World Hemophilia Canvas!
April 11, 2024
To celebrate Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and World Hemophilia Day, members of the WPBDF community were sent 4 x 4