First Lady Melania Trump and the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) hosted a roundtable titled “Improving the Lives of Americans Living with Sickle Cell Disease” on Monday September 14, 2020. The participants included U.S. Public Health Service officials, sickle cell patients, and sickle cell advocates including our own Sick Cells’ President and CEO, Ashley Valentine.
The Chicago Tribune released an article regarding the loss of Sick Cells’ co-founder, Marqus Valentine.
Ashley is a Co-Founder and President of Sick Cells nonprofit. She is the youngest sibling of her family. Her older brother and Co-Founder of Sick Cells, Marqus Valentine, has sickle cell anemia, Hgb ss.
The disease is complex physiologically, manifesting itself differently in every carrier, but also sociologically, bringing in factors like racial bias, since sickle cell is believed to be most common among minority groups, particularly African Americans.
Fresenius Kabi announced today it has inducted 15 people into the 2019 Fresenius Kabi Blood Donation Hall of Fame.
Living with sickle cell disease and advocating for others with the disease can pose challenges, but blood donations help provide the strength he needs to continue to make a difference.
In honor of Pain Awareness Month, U.S. Pain Foundation is sharing a video story from a real person with pain each day during September.
Ashley and Marqus were named the 2019 Blood Services Heroes from the American Red Cross.
When Marqus asked the nurse at the new hospital for a patient-controlled analgesia pump—a device that allows patients to self-administer pain medication without overdoing it—she refused his request.
Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. People with the condition have sickle-shaped red blood cells and these misshaped cells can block the flow of blood and oxygen to organs throughout the body. These blockages can cause severe pain, organ damage, and strokes.
