SPECIAL FEATURE BEAR WITH US ! UNTIL THERE IS A CURE ...THERE IS AHF ™... YOU CAN HELP! Until there is a cure for hemophilia and related bleeding disorders, there is a need for home delivery of life-giving medications and support for families. Since our founding in 1989, providing for families with bleeding disorders has been our only business.  We have continued to keep our promise to make home treatment for bleeding disorders the least taxing chore possible and to provide the very best services to families.   Independent in-house pharmacy  Full range of clotting medications/ancillaries  24 hour a day client services support  Next-day express delivery to home/clinic across the U.S. Scheduled patient contact  Individualized usage history Electronic and manual claims filing  All reimbursements negotiated for the client Ongoing patient education program  Visiting nurse services when required  Benefit coordination services Patient advocacy Waste disposal (sharps containers) services at no cost Medic-Alert program  100% client satisfaction year after year At the same time, we are also contributing toward a cure so that we, our children, and future generations will no longer need bleeding disorders services. AHF has donated over $1,000,000, in corporate funds, to the It's Time for a Cure Campaign.   We have also asked the community to help in this national grass-roots fundraising and education effort.  Using the AHF cure bears, families across the country have brought bleeding disorders education and concerns to their friends and neighbors, their schools, and their community organizations.  To date, AHF has been able to forward over $20,000 in donations, in the names of the donor families, to the National Hemophilia Foundation's It's Time for a Cure Campaign. You can help!  For a donation of $10.00 mailed to AHF, we will send you your own small white cure bear with a single flower on its heart and/or our small black cure bear.  You can also request extra bears that you can use to carry the message for a cure to your community.  Each $10.00 donation we receive, is sent in your name, to the It's Time for  Cure campaign.    We also introduced our full size white cure bear.  This bear is nearly 12" tall sitting, with similar flowers.  We are offering this bear for a $25.00 contribution to It's Time for a Cure.  For a donation of $25.00 mailed to AHF, we will send you your own large white cure bear and will forward your contribution and name to the It's Time for a Cure campaign.   Contact our client services staff to bring the very best services to your family or to arrange your donation and your order.   Setting the Standard of Care for the Bleeding Disorders Community AHF®, Inc. does not prescribe medications or give medical recommendations to individuals. AHF does not endorse or refer any particular individual to a specific HTC or medical provider.  It is best to obtain medical recommendations from your physician and/or your HTC. AHF....WORKING TOWARD A CURE! The following article is reprinted from the journal of the National Hemophilia Foundation, HemAware - in the July/August 1999 issue. AHF, Inc. recently contributed $500,000 to It's Time for a Cure, NHF's campaign to raise research dollars to find a cure for bleeding disorders.  AHF stands alone among hemophilia service providers in its financial support of this important campaign. Donald Colburn, President and CEO of AHF, also serves as the national chairman of the It's Time for a Cure campaign. Last October at NHF's 50th Annual Meeting, Mr. Colburn said, "As I look around this room, I think of the thousands of people who have lost their lives to hemorrhage and infection. I also see many parents of young children with bleeding disorders. We owe the people who have died on our behalf, the dignity to know NHF's efforts and battles were not in vain. We owe the next generation a future that is hemophilia free. It's time for a cure." Ed Jones, NHF president, said, "We value AHF's financial support and commitment. This generous gift to the cure campaign secures AHF's leadership role in the bleeding disorders community." In October 1998, NHF launched It's Time for a Cure, a five year, $5 million campaign. The largest funding campaign in NHF's history, It's Time for a Cure will support scientific research for gene therapy by establishing competitive career awards and laboratory grants. The money generated from It's Time for a Cure will enable NHF to provide support for scientists at the post-fellowship level who have demonstrated commitment to basic scientific questions in bleeding disorders research through career development awards of $70,000 per year for up to three years. In addition, NHF will award grants up to $300,000 for up to three years to support the work of an entire laboratory team working exclusively to find cures for bleeding disorders. AHF is a hemophilia disease management company. Since 1989, AHF has been providing home delivery of medications and ancillary supplies to families with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Since the publication of this article, AHF has made a second contribution of $500,000 for Phase II of this campaign for a cure. Setting the Standard of Care for People with Bleeding Disorders AHF®, Inc. does not prescribe medications or give medical recommendations to individuals. AHF does not endorse or refer any particular individual to a specific HTC or medical provider.  It is best to obtain medical recommendations from your physician and/or your HTC.