I have often wondered about those of us living with sickle cell. By that, I mean, how we cope with our mental health because every crisis could potentially lead to death. How do we come to terms with living with SCD? How do we mentally process going into the hospital? How do we manage the disease and also our thoughts?
According to the Mayo Clinic, ‘periodic episodes of extreme pain, called pain crises, a major symptoms of sickle cell anemia. Pain develops when…
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