Welcome to Beyond the Bleeds

Today on Beyond the Bleeds, Heather is joined by stand-in co-host Erica for a conversation with Angie Farrar, lead nurse coordinator from our Wausau clinic, about recognizing the early signs of a bleed and why acting early matters. From joint bleeds and muscle bleeds...

In this special episode of Beyond the Bleeds, Heather and John take bleeding disorder awareness beyond the clinic and into the community. From downtown Green Bay to St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, they hit the streets to ask everyday people what they know...

Today on Beyond the Bleeds, we’re joined by Andrea Buxton, nurse practitioner, and Brightyn Handrich, physical therapist, to discuss hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and how these conditions can intersect with bleeding symptoms....

Today on Beyond the Bleeds, we're again joined by Kathleen Gerus-Darbison, sociology professor and founder of the Stitches Doll Project, as John and Heather continue their conversation about the impact of storytelling, creative expression, and community. Kathleen...

In this episode of Beyond the Bleeds, John and Heather talk with Kathleen Gerus-Darbison, a sociology professor and founder of the Stitches Doll Project, about love, loss, advocacy, and the power of storytelling in the bleeding disorders community. Kathleen shares her...

In Part 2 of this Beyond the Bleeds series, John and Heather continue their conversation with Matthew Barkdull, Clinical Supervisor at The Center for Change, exploring how hemophilia treatment, advocacy, and awareness have evolved over time. Matthew shares stories of...

In this episode of Beyond the Bleeds, John and Heather talk with Matthew Barkdull, a Clinical Supervisor at The Center for Change, about the history of hemophilia. Matthew talks about how he learned more about hemophilia after being diagnosed with a severe form of the...

In this episode of Beyond the Bleeds, we talk with Donna Varney and her daughter, Maria Bularz, about navigating emotions after a bleeding disorder diagnosis. They share their experiences as a parent, sibling, and mother raising children with hemophilia. Donna talks...

Today on Beyond the Bleeds, we sit down with Sumedha Ghate, a genetic counselor at HOC, and Andrea Buxton, HOC’s nurse practitioner and clinical director, to break down some of the most common misconceptions about bleeding disorders. From the belief that someone with...