Haemophilia & Exercise

Haemophilia, Fitness & Exercise Fitness & Exercise Activity isn’t something to shy away from: in fact, it’s an important part of living well with hemophilia. By choosing the right kinds of activity with the right safety measures in place, exercise can benefit a person both physically, and mentally.   THE MANY BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY The benefits of exercise to […]

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Drugs – Acid

LSD or acid (Tabs, trips, blotters, microdots)   Acid is a powerful hallucinogenic drug that alters your perception of the outside world.     Acid can turn you into a gibbering, giggling wreck, make the world seem like a magical place, and in one sublime experience, even make Cardiff City’s football ground look like the San Siro stadium.   During […]

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Homophobia / Abuse

Homophobic attacks on gay/bi-sexual people (queer bashing) are sadly a very real threat. These criminal offences can be for robbery, discrimination, or for more sinister reasons. Abusive behaviour towards a person can take many different forms and can lead to the victim suffering physical and / or psychological harm.   For example: Bullying, intimidation, forcing you to do things you […]

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Despite decades of studies, limited understanding of the complexities faced by a person with haemophilia or other blood disorder is unfortunately still widely unknown. The unique psychological and social problems of living with the condition, which also has great impact on families has radically changed over the past twenty or so years. Anxiety for the risks of bleeding and the threat from complications […]

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