Year: 2017

CAF Mourns Passing of Barry and Honey Sherman

December 19, 2017 – The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation pays tribute to Barry and Honey Sherman, who tragically passed away last week. Barry Sherman was the founder of Apotex, the pharmaceutical company which is responsible for bringing the oral chelator Ferriprox to the market in the United States and in countries around the world. It is […]

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Thalassemia Adoption FAQs

November 30, 2017 – CAF is proud to celebrate National Adoption Month throughout the month of November! Our goals are to bring attention to the need for permanent families for children with thalassemia both in the U.S. and globally, to provide the greater community with resources and information on thalassemia adoption, and to share the stories […]

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Party of Eight: A Growing Virginia Family’s Adoption Journey

November 27, 2017 – CAF is proud to celebrate National Adoption Month throughout the month of November! Our goals are to bring attention to the need for permanent families for children with thalassemia both in the U.S. and globally, to provide the greater community with resources and information on thalassemia adoption, and to share the […]

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CAF Scholarship Winners Attend TIF International Conference

November 21, 2017 – The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) held the 14th International Conference on Thalassaemia & Haemoglobinopathies, as well as the 16th TIF International Conference for Patients & Parents at the Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki, Greece this past weekend from November 17-19, 2017. The Conference was organized in collaboration with Greek Thalassaemia Federation […]

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CAF Celebrates Second Annual #Test4Trait Week

November 15, 2017 – We are proud to recognize this third week of November as our Second Annual #Test4Trait week, when we encourage our families and friends to get trait tested for thalassemia. Join us by sharing our #Test4Trait posts on social media this week! Together, we can educate our communities about thalassemia and the importance of trait testing. What […]

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Waiting Children: CAF Interviews Waiting Child Advocate Brooke Henningfeld for Global Adoption Day

November 9, 2017 – CAF is proud to celebrate Global Adoption Day today and National Adoption Month throughout the month of November! Our goals are to bring attention to the need for permanent families for children with thalassemia both in the U.S. and globally, to provide the greater community with resources and information on thalassemia […]

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One Way to Support CAF: Consider a Gift of Shares of Appreciated Stock

November 6, 2017 – Here’s a way to be smarter in the way you support us and perhaps give us even more. And…it’s one that has more benefits for you! We’re talking about donating appreciated shares of stock. This may be the best time ever to consider such a gift. Almost all stocks have appreciated in […]

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Sharing Their Joy: A Family of Nine’s Adoption Story

November 1, 2017 – CAF is proud to celebrate National Adoption Month throughout the month of November. Our goals are to bring attention to the need for permanent families for children with thalassemia both in the U.S. and globally, to provide the greater community with resources and information on thalassemia adoption, and to share the […]

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