Supporting Families & Individuals





Calendar of Events
December 14, 2023
Interactive Dinner Program
Bayer and BioMatrix
Calhoun's Bearden Hill
6515 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN
December 7, 2024
1st Regional Family Fun Night
Preds Game
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
December 9, 2024
2nd Regional Family Fun Night
Deck the Diamond
AutoZone Park
Memphis, TN
February 9 - 11, 2024
Sevierville, TN
April 6, 2024
6th Annual Blazin' for Bleeders
Gateway Island
Murfreesboro, TN
May 31 - June 2, 2024
The Westin Chattanooga
801 Pine Street
Chattanooga, TN
July 6 - 12, 2024
Brandon Springs Group Center
Dover, TN
About Bleeding Disorders
A bleeding disorder is a genetic blood clotting deficiency caused by the absence or inactivity of an essential blood clotting protein, or "factor." This deficiency causes the body to form unstable blood clots that allow bleeding to continue longer than normal
A person with a bleeding disorder can experience frequent and often spontaneous episodes of prolonged bleeding. The most severe cases can have extensive bleeding into joints, muscles, and vital organs, resulting in life-threatening emergencies and crippling long-term complications.
Hemophilia and related bleeding disorders, such as von Willebrand disease, are genetically inherited. However, one in three diagnosed cases of hemophilia results from a spontaneous genetic mutation where there is no family history of abnormal bleeding.