Our Stories:
Sharing inspiration, challenges, empathy, and hope. If you would like to submit your story about your experience with PLGD, please email us at contact@plgd.org
Community
Events:
PLGD Patient Roundtable, November 7, 2025
This year’s PLGD Patient Roundtable will be held in conjunction with Hope Charities’ 2025 Hope Conference in Orlando, FL. We hope you can join us! Register for the conference here! Both virtual and in person registration is offered.
Virtual Community Engagement Sessions for Patients and their Families: Sessions Held Quarterly
2026 Sessions:
January 15, 2026 | April 23, 2026 | July 16, 2026 | October 15, 2026
All sessions are held at 8pm EST.
These quarterly community sessions on Zoom for patients and their families are intended as a way to gather together with a volunteer from the PLGD Foundation and a Nurse Educator from Kedrion, to ask and answer questions and share our experiences.
Link to join all sessions: PLGD Community Zoom
Rare Disease Day, February 28, 2026
Find in-person and live events here when they are announced.
National Bleeding Disorder’s Bleeding Disorders Conference, August 13-15, 2026, in Orlando, FL
We will have a presence at this conference, which provides excellent education for families and an opportunity to meet others involved in the NBDF and the bleeding disorders community.
Kedrion’s Patient Insight Forum
This event takes place annually as a way to gauge the needs of our patient community. Stay tuned here, and subscribe to our newsletter, for more details.
Where in the World are PLGD Patients:
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Virtual Community
Plasminogen deficiency is a rare disease, but you are not alone. PLGD patients can be found all over the world. Join our virtual community in any of the following ways:
Plasminogen Deficiency and Ligneous Conjunctivitis Support Group on Facebook:
