Let us start teaching ourselves about Sickle Cell and other Medical Conditions that should be known about. Please start by reading the book that comes up when you click on the above link.
What is really crazy about Sickle Cell is that it is often characterized as a "black" disease. I did not find out I had the trait until I went into the military. They had separated us from everyone else, and I thought I must have a STD cause white folks don't have SC!( There were several in the group, however, it was mostly brown skinned). They did not call theirs SC they called theirs G6PD. I met a lady here(in Memphis) that had thalassemia trait, and she said her doctor asked her,"What are you doing with that? It's a black person's disease.) true story. I 'll tell anyone, watch out how you allow someone to categorize you. There is always a need for a new illness, it makes them money!