Another View Video Podcast

Sickle Cell Disease


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Are you aware that one out of every 325 African Americans in Virginia lives with Sickle Cell Disease, with almost half right here in Hampton Roads? It's an inherited disease that affects African Americans in much greater numbers than other races. On the next Another View we'll learn about this disease - what it is, how it is treated, and what's being done to help make life easier while living with Sickle Cell. You'll meet Shirley Taylor, a Social Worker with the Sickle Cell Association; Aegenis Whaley, who lives with the disease; Karen Wilson, a mother of two children with Sickle Cell; and Oncologist Dr. William Owen with CHKD who specializes in Sickle Cell Disease. Plus, you'll meet some entrepreneurial high school students who help one local business "go green" while learning key project management skills in the process!
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