What the HHT?
A blog for the HHT community
Holiday Reflections
November is one of my favorite months due to the beautiful change in the air with the crisp and cool mornings and nights; the gorgeous auburn colors; the beginning of tasty comfort foods such as hot apple cider and chili; the return of professional football and basketball; and finally, the Thanksgiving holiday and all of…
Read MorePlaying the Medical Case Manager – How to Keep it all Organized
Does anyone else find it overwhelming to keep the appointments, medical offices, and treatments all straight? To remember the entire medical history, to have to explain HHT for the thousandth time, or to spend forever waiting on a hospital line to speak to someone? When you don’t have an actual medical case manager, you often…
Read MoreSummer, Summer, Summertime and HHT
Summer is kicked off with a bang for the Cure HHT family with HHT month and the various activities that take place during the month of June. However, while engaging in various outdoor fundraising activities that benefit the cause and enjoying the long and hazy, hot days of the season, there are particular precautions that…
Read MoreHosting our First Blood Drive for HHT Awareness!
Since marrying into an HHT family, I have felt a need to do more to advocate for my family members, raise awareness, and help in any way I can. I know how precious both money and blood can be to this community, but we are not always in a financial position to give to the…
Read MoreEleanor goes to the dentist with her prophylactic antibiotics!
As a child, I LOVED going to the dentist. I hope by starting Eleanor out young, I can instill an excitement about dental health in her to avoid any fears/anxieties about the dentist in the future. Going to the dentist with HHT can add a bit of complexity. If you have or don’t know if you…
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