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#WSCD2018 in 2 days! Get support, connect with others like you, learn more about #SickleCell while being part of a community dedicated to accelerating treatment & improving health outcomes. #WorldSickleCellDay #sicklecelldisease #chroniclife buff.ly/2sW3wk7

Today is World Sickle Cell Day. This genetic condition is the most frequent in the world. Know your body then spread the word.

A medical student in Kenya appeals for support to reconcile huge fee balance owing to financial resp bore by her family. Her brother's been living w #SickleCell for 23y ~ on/off in hospital for treatment has drained their finances cc @NCDAK YP-CDN kenyanews.go.ke/medical-studen…

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Depression and anxiety can commonly occur in the sickle cell community. Living with and managing a chronic illness is not easy. We want are warriors to know it’s ok to feel down at times,… instagram.com/p/Bn5A5n-B6lj/…

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Dynasties doc on BBC by David Attenborough about lions in Maasai mara was breathtaking. Uhuru Kenyatta Hon. Najib Balala E.G.H should act fast on poisoning of lions like @UKGov acted on plastic ban through Blue Planet 2 doc by David Attenborough

In near future, multi-transfused Sickle Cell patients will be able to choose from a gene therapy that "cures" their disease, treatment through transfusion of donated blood, or treatment with laboratory grown red cells.

Turn in tomorrow 60 Minutes for this update on exciting sickle cell research! #sicklecellmidwest #sicklecelleducation #NIH

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Compared to the 1,000 babies born with #sicklecell disease each year in the U.S., #Nigeria has 91,000 babies born with the disease each year. This number is expected to rise. Nigeria has the highest rate of people living with SCD in the world, where overall 25% or 1 in 4 people.