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.
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Sickle Cell Disease: Understanding the Infusion Process and Why It’s Good For You
Living with a chronic illness presents many challenges. The overarching goal is always to stay healthy and live as normal a life as possible. For a sickle cell patient, an additional and critical goal is to minimize the frequency of read more about Sickle Cell Disease: Understanding the Infusion Process and Why It’s Good For You

5 Signs You Have a Very Low Red Blood Cell Count & What To Do
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
Each August, the world’s top golfers descend on TPC Southwind in Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude Championship—the first stop of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. But this year, one of the most unforgettable names at the tournament isn’t a PGA read more about 8-Year-Old Makes History as FedEx Purple Eagle with Sickle Cell

Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: What Black People Should Know
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders that impact the hemoglobin and cause red blood cells to form a sickle shape. This shape makes it difficult for cells to carry oxygen properly. The “sickling” prevents oxygen from read more about Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: What Black People Should Know
