CHAYSE TAKES THE STAGE

Narrator:

ELOCTATE antihemophilic factor recombinant FC fusion protein. Please stay tuned for important safety information at the end of this video.

Chayse:

The best part of playing in front of an audience is kind of like an adrenaline rush of taking risks musically. With hemophilia, I don't intentionally take physical risks, so music is that outlet for me. Growing up with hemophilia A, I loved wrestling with my siblings, I loved to skateboard, and I even liked to play football with all my friends. But even though I took precautions before I did those things, I would frequently come back with scrapes and bruises and bleeds. In music I found a soulful, safe place where I could express myself creatively without the fear of getting hurt. I actually met my wife because of music because we got cast as husband and wife in a theater production.

Joint bleed protection is incredibly important to me. I need my joints to be able to do what I love and I count on my joints to allow me to make music. I want my listeners to feel inspired. You know, I want them to be lifted up. And that's what I love about being a part of the ELOCTATE Peers Program. I love impacting people in an inspirational way. I first learned about ELOCTATE in 2016 at a normal checkup. My doctor mentioned a treatment for hemophilia A called ELOCTATE and I asked her why she thought that would be a good fit. She told me that ELOCTATE was the first factor VIII with an extended half-life and it was approved to reduce bleeds and joint bleeds. Something that could potentially offer me that bleed and joint bleed protection and be taken less often than the standard half-life treatment that I was using — that appealed to me.

My doctor told me about some of the side effects of a ELOCTATE such as allergic reactions, headaches, rashes. joint pain, and the possibility of developing an inhibitor — but considering how often I use my joints to play and make music, ELOCTATE just made sense. I've been able to treat minor bleeds and resolve the target joint in my ankle using ELOCTATE. This is my experience. Yours could be different. So, make sure you talk to your doctor to see if ELOCTATE is right for you.

I would tell that kid who can't play football, who can't skateboard because of hemophilia A that being unique is powerful. We can live confident, productive, and purposeful lives. And I know it's hard not to be able to do the things that other kids do, but you may find talents that you never knew you had and new things you love to do. That's what happened to me.