How to Be a Mile High and HAE Happy

Yes, the weekend of October 9, saw the Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) a mile high and happy–but not the way you’re thinking! What’s wrong with you?

The HAEA hosted the 2015 National Patient Summit in Denver, Colorado that weekend, boasting brand new opportunities for involvement and innovation.

Participants came to play their part in “shaping the future” for people suffering from HAE by…

Giving their bodies up for science. You didn’t need those kidneys anyway, right?

 

kidney bunny
Nom. Nom. NOT.
Source: Quickmeme.com

Becoming a politician for the day and enacting laws that do nothing but bring HAE to the forefront of public awareness

elf "you sit on a throne of lies"
Source: Knowyourmemes.com

Learning about treatment options and how to harness their combined power to extinguish HAE for good

Seriously--the HAEA is doing WONDERFUL work to make that dream come true one day! Source: http://giphy.com/gifs/marilyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot-131clO2wmYId8Y
Seriously–the HAEA is doing WONDERFUL work to make that dream come true one day!
Source: Giphy

Meet the folks behind the label and tell them how you really feel about the price of their drugs

rent is too damn high
It’s a good thing most pharma companies offer payment assistance!

Develop a cure for HAE at the Cure-Finding Discovery Table

discovery table
OK, now we’re just being silly….
Source: Cloudfront.com

Click here to learn more about the HAEA National Summit and how most of the information in this article is greatly exaggerated.

In actuality, the Summit was a great and wholesome time to learn about HAE, play a part in making a difference, and meet others on a similar hereditary angioedema journey.

 

Lady Kehveen Abernathy

Lady Kehveen Abernathy

Lady Kehveen Abernathy, of noble birth (or so she’d like to believe), is what many would call a youthful “old soul.” As a self-proclaimed “caregiver to the world,” impassioned about life, triumph, and all things beauty, Lady Kehveen strives to love others, seek understanding, and most importantly, spread awareness. But don’t let her sweet demeanor deceive you. Dressed to the nines over corset and petticoat, she’s made it her mission to defend the innocent and fight all things evil on this Earth. And being no stranger to chronic disease, she knows exactly where to start.

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