Topic: How to take care of yourself first

When the parent is also the patient: tips to take care of yourself and your child with a bleeding disorder.

For parents and caregivers, whether familiar with hemophilia B or not, the diagnosis of a child can be traumatic, raising many questions. Join us for this event, part of our Parenting Support: Newborn to Empty Nest Virtual Event Series. Each event will be co-hosted by two experienced parents in our community and a guest expert speaker. These sessions inform and empower parents while fostering peer support and self-care. 

Expert Speaker: Danielle Nance, MD 

Dr. Nance is a board-certified hematologist broadly trained in blood cancers and benign conditions of the blood, with additional training in hemostasis, thrombosis, and blood banking. She graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2005 and completed Internal Medicine training at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, in 2009. She pursued her fascination with blood coagulation with a 2-year fellowship in hemostasis and transfusion medicine at Bloodworks NW in Seattle in 2009-2011. She also continued hematology training at the Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, graduating in 2014.

She is currently practicing Classical Hematology at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, Arizona. Her special research interests are in bleeding disorders and in women’s health, particularly during the reproductive years and pregnancy. She has 14+ years of service as a patient advocate and educator in the bleeding disorders community.