-: My name is Cassandra,
and I'm the mother of two sons with severe Hemophilia A.
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With Caeleb, every complication you could have
with hemophilia happened.
In the early years his inhibitor was out of control.
Constant infections to a port.
He was in a wheelchair all the time.
And it would take daily infusions for a bleed to resolve.
Seeing my son suffer was devastating.
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-: My name is Jennifer and I work for Optum
as an account manager for the hemophilia bleeding
disorder team.
This job is personal to me.
I have two boys with severe hemophilia A.
And I want my patients to have the level of care
and support that I wanted for my boys.
-: My name is Kelly Wittick,
and I manage the health benefits plan
at Wespath Benefits and Investments.
We look to partner with vendors who are able to
help us serve our participants regardless of where
their health journeys may take them.
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OptumRx has been just a great partner
because they did an amazing job of caring for this
family and helping us to care for this family.
-: Optum is so good at saying, we will take care of it.
And they do.
-: I treat Caeleb like he's mine, own son.
I want for him, what I want for my boys.
-: Hemophilia ruled our life for a very long time.
Daily infusions made life difficult.
You know, lots of supplies were needed
and it takes a lot of time and effort.
But then we heard about this wonder drug that was going
to revolutionize treatment for people with hemophilia A
and inhibitors.
And we're like, okay, let's do it.
-: We knew it wasn't gonna be a slam dunk,
but we knew we were gonna get this medication approved
for Caeleb.
-: Jennifer and her team worked with Wespath to make sure
all of the things that needed to be approved
were happening.
-: I mean, this particular case was really amazing.
Every single one of our members deserves the personal care
when they need it.
And this family needed it.
And we were able to provide it.
And that's what I want to be able to provide every time.
-: Caeleb's life has changed dramatically.
Instead of the daily infusions,
now he has an injectable once every other week
and he does it himself now.
And so he has been empowered in saying,
you know what I have some control and this is not
gonna define me.
Because for the longest time it did.
Hemophilia defined who he was.
Jennifer and the team at Wespath,
I haven't really had the words to thank them
for how they've taken care of my family.
And how they have fought for what we need.
So thank you.
Thank you so much for being compassionate and considerate
and your work has changed his life
and the life of our family.
-: My hearts beating really fast.
I love her so much.
-: That's what we want for everybody.
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