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Hep C Treatment Blog
Andy Matthews’ Hep C Treatment Blog Jan 10th 2012 Well, it’s almost been three months and the test results show I have cleared the virus….now, if it will only stay cleared!! I would recommend this treatment to anyone to clear hep-c. Honestly, I really don’t feel bad except for the first two days after the [...]
Gears for Good
The Gears for Good bike ride for HFA was held from September 15-17, 2011. There were about a dozen people riding and boy, was this a tough ride, but a ride of a life time. We started out in Washington DC and drove about two hours away to the beginning of the ride down the [...]
ALL THE RAGE?
Please note that we at Sweetaffliction.com are NOT endorsing this product or remotely suggesting that you use it. In fact, if you have hemophilia we would strongly suggest that you do NOT use this product as it may interfere with or worsen your bleeding condition. We just thought it was dang funny! The manufacturer says [...]
WRESTLING TO GET A KNEE REPLACEMENT
If you ask Charles what his favorite things in life are, he will reply without hesitation that his wife Amber, and two sons Jamey (three) and Max (four) are the lights of his life. Although Charles shares a similar passion for family with many other fathers and husbands, Charles is unique because he suffers from [...]
SWEET AFFLICTION IS NOW ON FACEBOOK
Sweet Affliction now has a Facebook fan page! Please visit our page and click on like! You can also follow us on twitter!
Our Co-Founder David gets another ankle fusion
Ankle fusion. Sounds completely medieval. In a sense it is and I have had two of them now. My first was about five years ago, and my second was done recently on my right ankle July 13, 2011. Why must one have an ankle fusion? Well if you have severe hemophilia A and were born [...]
Andy Matthews: Given a Gift Video
Recently, Andy Matthews was interviewed by the Hemophilia Federation while at Capital Hill during Washington Days. This is the video of that interview. It has a little bit of everything from the history of growing up with hemophilia to excepting your hemophilia as a gift and as the lot you were dealt with. We hope [...]
Climbing High With Hemophilia
Dads, do you know what I think is one of the best fitness exercises to do with and teach to your kids…Rope Climbing. We just built a climbing wall at our ranch, and it has been one of the best things for teaching my son, and others kids, to not only climb but to build [...]
Washington Days: Update on Healthcare Reform
It’s time for an update on this year’s Washington Days and our community’s trip to Capitol Hill. There were about 300 people from the hemophilia community in DC lobbying regarding healthcare from February 17th, 2011. Our small group from consisted of Texas Central Chapter and the Lone Star Chapter Texas and we had an awesome [...]
Spinning for Stronger Veins
Spinning for Stronger Veins by Andy Matthews As a person living with hemophilia, I love anything to do with fitness and building great veins. From the time I was a small boy I always wanted to be as strong as I could. I have come across a great item that I think will really help build [...]