"Thanks to plasma protein therapies, I am living with this condition rather than just suffering with it."

John, living with Hereditary Angioedema

"I am a 32 year-old patient living with Hereditary Angioedema. I am happy to say I am living with this condition rather than just suffering with this condition, thanks to access I have to C1-esterase inhibitor plasma therapy. Before having access to the therapy, my life was dominated by emergency room visits and many late nights spent on the bathroom floor. HAE patients carry a 30 percent mortality rate when untreated. For me, this means every night when I go to bed there is a good chance that I may suffer laryngeal swelling in my sleep, and I will not wake up. 

"Thanks to access I have to treatment that is a fear that I no longer have to live with. I am now able to work, travel with my family, and enjoy many aspects of life that I once thought to be out of reach as a chronically ill patient. Watching the tremendous improvement in many HAE-affected family members has given me hope for the future – not only for me, but for all my family. 


"I will be forever grateful for the access to plasma therapy, because without C1-esterase inhibitor, my life would be extremely different."

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