In the first half of this two-part episode, Ruby and I opened a bottle of 19 Crimes Shiraz and talked about Chronic Illnesses specifically Sickle Cell Anemia; what it is, how it affects your body, how she manages it. We also talk about Australian wine, vegetable names in different countries, swimming, and chips.

If you're interested in learning more about sickle cell below are a couple of interesting studies and articles that drove this conversation. Tune in next week for part 2.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8470299/

https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/fulltext/2019/06000/ce__understanding_the_complications_of_sickle_cell.23.aspx

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7993409/

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