BDO attended the SCDAA 47th Annual National Conference and we got a chance to speak with 2019 SCDAA Child Ambassador Kiarra Roseburg and Rob Mitchell about how Sickle Cell Disease affects families. Learn some of their tips for healthy living for Sickle Cell patients and their caregivers.
How Does Sickle Cell Disease Really Affect Families? (Video)
by Jasmine Danielle
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Ever feel wiped out for no reason, notice your skin looking paler than usual, or feel your heart racing after climbing a few stairs? Your body might be signaling that you have a low red blood cell count. These tiny read more about 5 Signs You Have a Very Low Red Blood Cell Count & What To Do

Sickle Cell Disease Pain Front and Center at Summit for Warriors, HCPs
If there is one thing that Sickle Cell "Warriors" -- those battling with the inherited blood disorder that often creates crescent (sickle)-shaped blood cells -- share, it is the excruciating pain that accompanies the disease as the cells move through read more about Sickle Cell Disease Pain Front and Center at Summit for Warriors, HCPs

Living with Sickle Cell: The Stroke That Became My Biggest Blessing
When Dr. Kelly Bernard-Igwe was born, her parents had no idea they carried the sickle cell trait. It wasn’t until her diagnosis at birth that they learned. For a time, life seemed normal. But at just four years old, everything read more about Living with Sickle Cell: The Stroke That Became My Biggest Blessing

8-Year-Old Makes History as FedEx Purple Eagle with Sickle Cell
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Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: What Black People Should Know
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After 20 Years in Hospitals, I Finally Found My Voice—on the Set of Sinners
For Yetunde, life didn’t begin at birth—it began in 2009, the year she received a bone marrow transplant from her younger sister. Before that, life was pain, hospitals, and a body under siege. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the read more about After 20 Years in Hospitals, I Finally Found My Voice—on the Set of Sinners
