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
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors proclaimed September as Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is a serious and painful condition affecting an estimated 100,000 Americans and millions of people around the world. For those affected by this…
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…
George Carter is thriving and standing tall at the age of 77. This is in spite of being born with sickle cell disease, the most commonly inherited blood disorder in the United States. A true warrior in every sense…
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…