Ashley Valentine, MRes, Co-Founder and President of Sick Cells, updates us on policy and explains why it’s important to advocate for your health as a sickle cell patient and how to go about it.
Sickle Cell Warriors: Advocate For YOUR Health With These Tips (Video)
The Latest In Sickle Cell Disease
5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System for Your Best Sickle Cell Health
The human immune system is a network throughout our body that fights off pathogens and microorganisms that invade us and make us sick. Sickle cell patients, like the rest of us, need their immune system to be strong because, unlike read more about 5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System for Your Best Sickle Cell Health
Diet and Exercise: Living Well with Sickle Cell
Diet and exercise are key to promoting healthy living—especially if you are one of the many African Americans who are afflicted with sickle cell disease (SCD).Sickle cell disease is a group of red blood cell disorders which affect hemoglobin, a read more about Diet and Exercise: Living Well with Sickle Cell
Access Granted: Covering the Cost For Your Meds
Coming to terms with the fact that you have a lifelong disease can be mentally draining. Trying to figure out how you will be able to afford your medications is an extra layer of stress that can be detrimental to read more about Access Granted: Covering the Cost For Your Meds
What Every Sickle Cell Warrior Must Know About Their Patient Journey
As you try to maintain consistent wellness, it is imperative that you navigate the Patient Journey Roadmap by making five key stops to living the best life possible. Having a chronic illness such as sickle cell disease means understanding all read more about What Every Sickle Cell Warrior Must Know About Their Patient Journey
Black Men Open Up About Living Well With Sickle Cell (Video)
What happens when you get a bunch of Black men together to talk about the one disease that most misunderstood? Things get real.
7-Year-Old Boy with Sickle Cell Recovers from COVID-19: “Keep the Faith”
Those with sickle cell suffer from episodes of sudden and severe pain, known as pain crisis. It's usually excruciating pain in both adults and children. But if that's not enough, those with sickle cell also have to deal with issues read more about 7-Year-Old Boy with Sickle Cell Recovers from COVID-19: “Keep the Faith”