The goal of the Hispanic Outreach Promoting Equity (HOPE) Project is to understand how race and ethnicity have impacted the experiences of Hispanic individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Sick Cells sat down with Nilda Navedo, a sickle cell warrior, to hear her story.
El objetivo del proyecto Hispanic Outreach Promoting Equity (HOPE) es entender cómo la raza y la etnicidad han impactado las experiencias de individuos Hispanos con la enfermedad de células falciformes. Sick Cells se sentó con Nilda Navedo, una luchadora de anemia falciforme, para escuchar su historia.
The news has been talking a lot about the Delta Variant of COVID-19, but what is it exactly? There’s a lot of information out there about the Delta variant, but here are some fast facts to know.
Desde que la vacuna de COVID-19 fue aprobada para los luchadores de anemia falciforme, han habido muchas preguntas sobre la vacuna. Sick Cells se sentó virtualmente con dos luchadores, quienes recibieron ambas dosis de la vacuna, para hablar sobre su experiencia.
On July 24th, Sick Cells hosted its 2nd annual Blood Drive in honor of Marqus Valentine, beloved SCD warrior and Sick Cells co-founder.
Since the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for sickle cell warriors, there have been a lot of questions about the vaccine. Sick Cells sat down virtually with two sickle cell warriors who received both doses of the vaccine to talk about their experience.
Since March 2020, the world has been coping with a “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear what advocate and intern Rafia has to say about life full of changing guidelines on masking, social distancing, and quarantine.
Sick Cells spoke with Dennis McCullum about living with SCD and his experience with contracting COVID-19
Sick Cells sat down with Marissa Cors, a California native living with sickle cell Hgb SS, to discuss how she’s managed SCD for the last several decades.
This year, Sick Cells is celebrating Black History Month with its #YourBlackHistory series which aims to highlight the voices of Black sickle cell warriors, caregivers and advocates who are making history today through their advocacy work, commitment to service, and devotion to improving the lives of those in the community.
As part of the series, we’re spotlighting Mapillar Dahn — president and founder of MTS Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. and the mother of three children who live with sickle cell — and her perspective on the sickle cell disease community’s unique needs.
The goal of Your Black History Month is to amplify the voices of Black sickle cell warriors, caregivers and advocates who are making history, today, through their advocacy work, commitment to service and devotion to improving the lives of those in the community. Throughout the month of February, Sick Cells will highlight five SCD advocates and their unique stories. #YourBlackHistoryMonth
This month, as we continue our series on complementary therapies, Sick Cells spoke with Sam Rodgers-Melnick, MT-BC, a music therapist and clinical researcher at University Hospitals Connor Integrative Health Network in Cleveland, OH.
