Oral history interview with Matthew Vieira

Oral history interview with Matthew Vieira

Vieira, Matthew

Chronic illness

Experience of illness

Gray, Laura

Hemophilia

Hemophilia -- Patients

Oral history

Matthew Vieira was born in 1934 in East Boston, Massachusetts. His father, who was Portuguese, worked as a truck driver. Matty had two sisters and describes his home as “Just an average American family.” Mr. Vieira has one son. He and his wife Eleanor are very involved with the hemophilia community and feel support is critical in coping with the disease. Matty was diagnosed with severe Factor VIII deficiency at age six. He was successfully treated for his Hepatitis C

Transcript and .mp3 file of oral history interview with Matthew Vieira

Boston Hemophilia Center Oral History Project, A Gift of Experience

2004 August 12

Gray, Laura
Vieira, Matthew

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