In this episode, Patrick & Natalie review recent headlines of interest, introduce a patient perspective on life with sickle cell disease, discuss Believe Limited's upcoming documentary about hemophiliac mountaineer Chris Bombardier's summiting of Mount Everest, and discuss football, finance, and five tips toward improving money management during the Sit-Down segment with special guest Josh Gordy, NFL Super Bowl champion turned financial coach. All this and more on Episode 8 of BloodStream!

 

Sponsors for Episode 8:

Presenting Sponsor: Stop The Bleeding! (STB!). Link to STB! Website.

Supporting Sponsor: Shire. Link to BleedingDisorders.com.

 

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Trending Topics:

Registration is now open for:

• National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) hosted Washington Days (March 8th-10th). Link
• Hemophilia Federation of America’s (HFA) 2017 Symposium (April 6th-9th). Link
• NHF’s 2017 Annual Meeting (August 24th-26th). Link

The FDA announces a Class 1 recall from Nurse Assist Inc of Normal Saline Flush syringes. Link

Steps-For-Living outlines Exercise and Activity Options for people with bleeding disorders. Link

NBC Nightly News catches up with “Iron Max.” Link

NHF survey seeking men with hemophilia age 50 or older. Link

 

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Meditation may help alleviate chronic pain, study shows. Link

Meditation App: Headspace. Link

Delisa O’Brien’s tumblr on diet, health, and sickle cell disease. Link

Mt. Everest climb by severe hemophiliac Chris Bombardier is the subject of new Believe LTD documentary. Link

 

Sit-Down Segment with NFL Super Bowl Champion Josh Gordy

Josh Gordy’s Freedom Financial Coaching Website. Link

Freedom Financial Coaching Facebook Page. Link

Dave Ramsey Financial Coaching Website. Link

Josh on Twitter. Link

 

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