Hemophiliac Millbrae Teen Talks to NY Times
Matthew Jajeh has been injecting himself since he was a kid.
The New York Times interviewed a hemophiliac Millbrae teen as part of an audio series on the disease.
Hemophilia is a hereditary genetic disorder that impairs the immune system’s ability to clot blood, so a minor cut could result in the person bleeding for days.
“Hemophilia really made me grow up a lot faster than other kids,” Matthew Jajeh, 16, told the Times.
He said he started giving himself injections by the time he was six years old, first practicing on a teddy bear.
