Living with hemophilia is not one experience. It ranges from barely noticeable mild cases discovered incidentally before surgery to severe presentations where spontaneous bleeds into joints begin in childhood and compound into lifelong disability.

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) — formerly called Wegener's granulomatosis — is among the most confounding autoimmune diagnoses a person can receive. It attacks small and medium blood vessels through a combination of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis, typically beginning in the upper respiratory tract before involving the lungs and kidneys.