by cazmac9910 | Feb 19, 2018 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
Second in a series. I have been on medication for my clinical depression for over 25 years. There is no other option. Even throughout my second pregnancy, I took medication under my psychiatrist’s supervision. I’ve never been ashamed to admit my need for...
by cazmac9910 | Feb 12, 2018 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
First in a two-part series.I had never heard of hemophilia until the doctors came into my hospital room the day after my first son, Julian, was born. I soon learned that about two-thirds of those diagnosed with hemophilia are because of a spontaneous...
by cazmac9910 | Jan 24, 2018 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
When you have a year that is best left in the past, ushering in the new year is a time of celebration. You start with a clean slate and an attitude of hopefulness for what is yet to come.For many years I based the quality of a year on how many...
by cazmac9910 | Dec 16, 2017 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
When you have a bleeding disorder and you are traveling, there are many things to remember. Forgetting factor or Huber needles can leave you in a bind, because these are not items that are easily found at your local drugstore. Making a list and keeping it handy,...
by cazmac9910 | Dec 11, 2017 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
Buckets. Buckets and buckets of tears. That’s the only way I can describe the tears I have shed over the years because of living with hemophilia in my home. Both of my sons have had their own struggles with hemophilia and inhibitors, and the tears I have...
by cazmac9910 | Nov 6, 2017 | 2Bros, Uncategorized
The hemophilia landscape is much different today from 21 years ago, when my first son was born. There were not many choices in products and they all seemed to do the same thing — help with clotting when the body needed it. Over these years, we even went...