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World Sickle Cell Day 2019

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Today is World Sickle Cell Day. This day was established to educate the public about sickle cell disease and preventative measures.

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells are not able to carry adequate oxygen throughout the body. The blood cells form into a rigid and sticky crescent moon shape – a sickle shape which makes it hard from them to travel through the blood vessels.

There is no definitive cure for this disease. While I don’t suffer from this, I know people that do. It was part of the inspiration for a character in my debut novel, Moment of Truth.

For more information about the disease, please visit this website: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355876

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June 19th – World Sickle Cell Day

 

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Today is World Sickle Cell Day.  This day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 in order to increase awareness about sickle-cell disease.

In my book, Moment of Truth, a character has the disease. I did extensive research and interviewed someone with the disease. I hope I did it justice.

Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited, genetic and potentially fatal disease.  About 80% of people with the disease are African-Americans.  The only known cure is a blood marrow or stem cell transplant.

A person with sickle-cell anemia suffers from anemia due to the abnormal shaped red blood cells.  These “sickle” shaped cells get stuck in the small blood vessels and cause blockage.  Blood vessels and body organs cannot get oxygen which leads to health problems like severe pain, organ damage or failure, severe infections, stroke, headache, liver problems, heart problems and more.

To learn more, you can start here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/index.html

Do you know anyone that suffers from this disease?