7 ways to actually support someone with sickle cell disease
Watching a friend, classmate or family member deal with sickle cell disease can leave people wanting to help without knowing where to start. Most of what actually helps is not complicated, but it does require understanding the condition well enough to know what someone is really dealing with day to day. Here are seven ways […]
What is it like to live inside a body with sickle cell, where pain can arrive without warning
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder caused by a mutation in the gene encoding hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen. In people with this condition, the mutation causes red blood cells to form a rigid crescent shape rather than the flexible disc that allows normal red blood cells […]