The Sickle

The Sickle

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect many areas, including daily life, and some of the effects can be lifelong. More so, SCD impacts quality of life for many patients in the form of depression, anxiety, executive function, and more. In partnership with The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, OffScrip Health presents “The Sickle,” a three-part limited series for patients and caregivers. Each episode you’ll hear from the people living with SCD, and experts who work everyday to improve their lives. We’ll learn about the lifelong care, interpersonal relationships, and medical disparities people with SCD live with, and what we can do to improve them. Subscribe today and listen to this series wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

August 9, 2022 43 mins

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common blood disorder worldwide. About 7 million people have been diagnosed with SCD, and about 100 million people have sickle cell trait. Around 300,000 babies are born with SCD each year. For a rare disease, SCD is quite common, yet patients with SCD are still facing discrimination from funders, researchers, and medical professionals. Still, today, medical professionals are not thoro...

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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is often called an invisible illness; people can't see the excruciating pain. When living with SCD, advocacy becomes crucial as patients inform teachers, employers, medical doctors, and friends of their condition. A pain crisis can put an SCD patient out of work or school or land them in the hospital where medical professionals are unaware of the severity of their pain. Moving through the world wi...

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August 4, 2022 31 mins

Andre Harris is a 32-year-old Ph.D. student residing in Houston, Texas. He’s currently working on a doctorate in social work. Andre is the first graduate student in his family to make this academic achievement, but his road to higher education was not a smooth one. Andre has lived with chronic pain since he was a child. From strokes to pain crises, he has lived with a disease that can interrupt the flow of life. These symp...

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February 28, 2022 3 mins

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect many areas, including daily life, and some of the effects can be lifelong. More so, SCD impacts many patients' quality of life in depression, anxiety, executive function, and more.

With thanks in part to Bluebird Bio for making this series possible, and in partnership with The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, OffScrip Health presents "The Sickle," a three-part l...

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