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Supporting Families & Individuals

Calendar of Events

 Programs

Dates are subject to change

Dinner Programs

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June 20, 2023

Switching It Up! 

Sanofi Dinner Program

Public House Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

July 8 - 14, 2023

48th Annual Camp Freedom

Brandon Springs Group Center

Dover, TN

 

August 12, 2023

17th Annual Pitchin' for Caleb

Centennial Park

Crossville, TN

September 8 - 10, 2023

4th Annual Caregiver Retreat

Hitchin' Post

Como, MS

September 30, 2023

Annual Fall Festival

Honeysuckle Farms

Springfield, 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.

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