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I will be skydiving on the 19th June 2011, I am raising money for this charity becuase Haemophilia is a condition that many people are NOT aware of but yet..

Haemophilia and related disorders affect around 15,000 people in the UK and occur in all racial groups; while von Willebrand's affects up to 1% of the total population, many of whom are currently undiagnosed. The charity aims to ensure that affected people and their families receive the best possible treatment, care and support.

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Haemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder, where essential clotting factors required for blood to clot normally are lacking.

 

These clotting factors are proteins that work with platelets (specific small blood cells) to allow the blood to clot. They help the platelets to stick together to plug cuts and breaks. As the blood does not clot normally, bleeding episodes will not only last for longer, bruising occurs after minor knocks and bumps, in addition to this, it is not uncommon for spontaneous bleeding to arise with know obvious cause.