Hafizh Kalamullah’s Childhood Story, Struggling to Grow Up with Hemophilia

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Generally, hemophilia or abnormalities blood clotting inherited from parents. This disease is often detected when a person is still a child.

Hafizh Kalamullah who suffered hemophilia since childhood understand very well how difficult it is to grow up with this disease. In an online discussion organized by the Indonesian Hemophilia Society (HMHI) on Thursday, April 15, 2021, this man born in 1991 was convicted of hemophilia in 1992.

According to Hafizh, childhood with hemophilia is quite challenging.

“The childhood of a hemophilia child is perhaps the most challenging because he can’t play much, but (even though) he doesn’t play, severe hemophilia can bleed spontaneously. So, even without collision, the swelling can be swollen too, ”said Hafizh.

Hafizh said that people with hemophilia easily bleed or have bruises. When there is physical activity that is hard enough, when they fall a little, maybe the other children can still run. However, for sufferers hemophilia, it is very possible to experience swelling.

Even little Hafizh often compared himself with friends his age. However, when he grew up, he was able to organize his own activities. Hafizh had to divide his time between taking medication and going about his daily activities.

“The art is to set the schedule for when to go to the hospital to take care of drugs, when to do activities like normal people, in this case we have to go to school, study, then work,” said Hafizh.

He also successfully completed his education from the Faculty of Computer Science, University of Indonesia. When looking for work, Hafizh can still work normally, even though he has to find a job that is not physically burdensome. Luckily, he is now blessed with a healthy boy.

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