International FA month is May 2019. This is an international fundraising & awareness campaign created by FA families. FA means #FindAnswers and #FightAlways. Get involved today!
We first learned something was wrong in 2004. I was a normal, healthy kid until I went to my pediatrician for my 13-year-old booster shot and blood draw. That was the first sign something was off.
La Anemia de Fanconi se consideraba una enfermedad huérfana por lo poco frecuente y lo poco que se conocían sus causas, sus conexiones a otras enfermedades, y sobre la existencia de tratamientos.
Lynn Frohnmayer, FARF co-founder, has lost all three daughters to Fanconi anemia. At the 30th FA Scientific Symposium, she spoke about her family's story and three decades of progress in FA research.
Mary-Beth Johnson is a foodie and fantastic cook, a wife, sister and daughter, and a self-proclaimed over-sharer. She also lives with Fanconi anemia.
What is it like to be the sibling of someone with Fanconi anemia? How is life as a sibling influenced by FA?
Adults with FA answer the questions of children with FA and their parents.