Additional Resources: Hemophilia & HIV
Survivor: One Man’s Battle with HIV, Hemophilia, and Hepatitis C
Vaughn Ripley
2010
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Story of courage after a diagnosis of HIV: how Ripley turned his life around to become a professional database administrator, and how medical advances allowed him and his wife to become parents.
Dying in Vein
Kathy Steward MacKay and Stacy Milbouer
2004
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Stirring photo journal of individuals and families with hemophilia affected by HIV and hepatitis. Portrays people who suffer, become advocates, and mourn loved ones.
Bleeder
Shelby Smoak
2013
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Tender, exquisite memoir of Shelby’s life from 1990 to 1998, with flashbacks to share college, dating, career difficulties experienced by a young adult with hemophilia and HIV. Sponsored by Diplomat Specialty Infusion Group.
Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale
Necessary Films
2010
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Gripping documentary about how HIV and hepatitis C contaminated the US blood supply in the 1970s and 1980s; the role of various organizations and companies; effects on hemophilic families; how community advocates changed the blood-banking system.
Vial023: A Father’s Pursuit of Justice
Gary William Cross
2012
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In memoir, Cross recalls his pivotal role in the nation’s “hemophilia HIV pandemic”: his 17-year-old son Brad died in 1993 after becoming infected with HIV as a child through contaminated clotting factor.
