As for Trimmell, she says patience is key when looking for the right person for those with sickle cell. “Change can be slow, especially when you are teaching someone how to take care of you ...

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s ...

For people living with the disease, a sickle cell crisis can happen at any time. When it does, their rigid, sickle-shaped red blood cells become stuck in their blood vessels, blocking flow and ...