The Jones Family opens up about their experience raising a daughter with sickle cell disease. They share their story to emphasize the importance of knowing your sickle cell trait status and staying informed about sickle cell awareness.
Meet the Hill Family, whose daughter lives with sickle cell disease. They share their journey and highlight the importance of knowing your sickle cell trait status. The Hills also discuss how treatments like hydroxyurea, along with healthy choices in…
Fonta Gilliam, the mother of a child with sickle cell disease, shares her journey of supporting her daughter’s care with hydroxyurea. She also highlights the critical need for blood donations from people of color, who play a vital role…
Fonta Gilliam, the mother of a child with sickle cell disease, shares her journey of supporting her daughter’s care with hydroxyurea. She also highlights the critical need for blood donations from people of color, who play a vital role…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins performed a half-match bone marrow transplant. This pioneering procedure successfully treated Shauna Whisenton’s sickle cell disease and gave her a new lease on life. For more information, visit http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hemato
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Everyone is encouraged to register for Be The Match. It is difficult for anyone to find a match, even more so for patients with SCD because the registry has a low number of…
We are immensely proud of Sickle Cell Warrior Page Jr. and his remarkable journey of resilience. Despite enduring a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, radiation, and extended hospital stays, he managed to excel academically. He has consistently made the honor…
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disease that impacts more than 100,000 Americans. There is no cure for the disease and median life expectancy for those with sickle cell disease is between 42 and 47 years old. Samuel…
George Carter and James Frazier II have beaten the odds. Both Richmond men are living with sickle cell disease. The genetic blood disorder proves fatal for most people before they reach the age of 50. Frazier is now 60.…
NFL star James Conner shares his cancer survivor story and encourages blood donation through the Give Blood To Give Time partnership with American Red Cross and American Cancer Society. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects…