doi:10.7916/d8-fsws-p811Oral history interview with Eugene H., 1990H., Eugeneoral historiesmixed materialHemophilia--History.--United StatesHemophilia--Social aspectsHemophilia--Political aspectsAIDS (Disease)--History.--United StatesBlood productsHemophilia in childrenH., EugeneNational Hemophilia FoundationWork as a nurse coordinator at Cornell Medical Center hemophilia program; recruitment to work for Hyland Pharmaceutical company; hemophilia care in the 1950s and 1960s; ostracism and overprotection as a child with hemophilia; initiation of support group for adolescents with hemophilia at Cornell; lack of knowledge among families and people with hemophilia while at Cornell; involvement in creation of Patient Family Teaching Guide; participation in the Nursing Committee of National Hemophilia Foundation; aspects of the hemophilia "community"; issues of denial and acceptance in people with hemophilia; aspects of independence versus interdependence in people with hemophilia; evolution of products for the treatment of hemophilia; move from nursing to work for blood product manufacturing company; first awareness and reaction to HIV in the hemophilia community; usefulness of hemophilia care model for other chronic diseases; uses of genetic engineering to treat/cure hemophilia; involvement in research projects to development new products to treat hemophilia; differences and similarities in HIV between people with hemophilia and other populations; issues of stigma and prejudice for people with hemophilia and people with HIV