Living Long And Well With Sickle Cell Disease (Video)

January 9, 2020 by Jasmine Danielle

BDO attended the SCDAA 47th Annual National Conference and we got a chance to speak with Wanda Williams, who is a 70-year-old Sickle Cell patient. Watch to learn Wanda’s home remedies and secrets for living long and well with Sickle Cell Disease.

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