The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation

Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD President and Founder

My name is John McGovern, and I was born with Sturge Weber, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. I attended a school in Canton, Massachusetts for children with special…

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A week after our daughter was born we noticed a dime-sized purple spot on her bottom when changing her diaper. We immediately thought diaper rash…

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Olivia Grace's VBF Story of Hope   May is the Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks, Anomalies, and Syndromes.  Watch Olivia's journey to share her…

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Birthmark Models Rock the Runway at 3rd Annual Wishlist by AM Fashion Show Fundraiser for VBF The 3rd annual Wishlist by AM Fashion Show Fundraiser…

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WATCH & SHARE ON FACEBOOK Watch & hit share now for VBF Global Ambassador Month of Awareness. Share your story and help raise awareness by…

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VBF Vascular Birthmarks Awareness Video VBF is raising awareness about vascular birthmarks, anomalies, and related syndromes with a "Spotlight On" program that airs nationally on…

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Maille's Mission Give2myVBF Page: Maille's Mission VBF Global Ambassador Maille has Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS). Today, she is a National Dance Champion and daring Aerialist, and has been…

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Purple Polka Dot Race Team TEAM: Purple People Eaters   About our Team VBF Global Ambassador Dakota Roos founded the Purple People Eaters Team to…

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Presenting Dr. Linda's VBF Fact of the Week! Learn from our new VBF weekly educational series with VBF President & Founder Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD.…

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VBF Awareness Story Charlene & William: Restaurant Awareness Night Charlene hosted a VBF Awareness restaurant night at Slim Chickens in TN for our VBF Month…

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