VWD Retreat

Although Von Willebrand Disease affects males and females in equal proportions, we do focus most of our VWD programming on females as they tend to exhibit more symptoms due to their monthly periods and childbirth.  The highlight of the VWD program is the annual weekend retreat that is strictly for the ladies!

Each year we hold two VWD retreats … one for children up to 20 years old (as well as their mothers) and one for adults over 21 with VWD (or any other type of bleeding and clotting disorder).  Here, participants come together in beautiful Hocking Hills to get away from their everyday world and connect with other women who also have to deal with a bleeding or clotting disorder.  Participants take part in guided discussions, but they also have plenty of time to relax, bond with one another and have a little bit of fun, summer camp style.

Throughout the rest of the year, the VWD Program Coordinator will organize other events to reconvene everyone and bring other women into the mix.

For more information about the VWD Program, please contact Rob Alexander at ralexander@hemophilia.org or (614) 429-2120.