We are breaking the silence around Sickle Cell Disease and having the conversation every family needs to hear. If you or someone you love has been affected by Sickle Cell Disease, watch til the end and share it with others.
Someone's life may be changed because they finally have the information they need. Our guests share personal experiences, including the heartbreaking reality of losing loved ones and serving as caregivers to the warriors who live with this painful and often misunderstood disease.
We uncover the truth about this inherited blood disorder that continues to affect millions of people around the world. It's not just a Black people's disease. All races and cultures are impacted.
In this episode we discuss:
🩸What exactly is Sickle Cell Disease
🩸How do people get Sickle Cell Disease
🩸The difference between the disease and the Sickle Cell Trait
🩸How do you test for Sickle Cell Disease
🩸Why screening matters
🩸The reality of the pain crisis
🩸Current treatments, therapy, and medical breakthroughs
🩸Laws that impact education, testing, and advocacy
🩸Messages of hope for those impacted
This is more than a health conversation -- it is a conversation about family, faith, resilience, advocacy, education, and hope. Sometimes the biggest breakthrough comes after the hardest season. You matter. Your life is a gift. Use it to make the world better.
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