SCDANTexas

Advocating for Sickle Cell patients & families in north Texas and beyond, since 1971. Please follow us for the most up to date Sickle Cell news and analysis.

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month!!!!
Please save the date and donate blood!

[St. Jude @StJude]

Thanks to the dedication of St. Jude doctors and sickle cell researchers, Bailey is living her best life and celebrating every moment. 🥰

[Claudia A. Merandi @CMerandi]

Taking prescription opioids away from Cancer/Sickle Cell/chronic pain sufferers because of heroin addicts made zero sense

It caused a 900% increase in deadly overdoses

Mainstream media refuses to acknowledge this

Why?

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

It's #WorldPatientSafetyDay

Every child deserves safe, quality health care. But too many children worldwide are put at risk by unsafe care.

We call for action to prevent harm and build a safer future for every child 👉 https://t.co/z2OhM33SFm #PatientSafety @PMNCH

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

Sickle cell is the fastest growing genetic disorder in the UK.

Your blood donation can help people with sickle cell and save lives.

Fighting sickle cell is in our blood. Be the #GivingType. Book your appointment today. https://t.co/UmKf1W9uS9

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

It’s #SickleCellAwarenessMonth.

This painful genetic condition causes serious complications. Blood donations save lives - and Black heritage donors are especially needed for closely matched blood.

Fighting sickle cell is in our blood. 🩸 https://t.co/JHXYmOBFOq

[Sayo Thee Succulent @Simply_Sayo]

It’s Sickle Cell Awareness Month & I’m very emotional to announce ‘It Takes A Village’; my 1 year long campaign to get 16,000 new blood donors from Black heritage backgrounds.

To donate through the campaign:
https://t.co/Qr6IAYMUcI

#ITAVxSimplySayo #16kdonors #GiveBloodWithSayo

[American Red Cross Greater North Texas Region @RedCrossNTX]

You’ll do a happy dance for this: The Red Cross & PEANUTS® are joining forces again!💛

Come give blood Aug. 29-Sept. 21 & get an exclusive Red Cross x PEANUTS mystery bag with 1 of 4 special tee designs, while they last.

🔖Book now: https://t.co/EQOWgTkTsq

#GiveBloodGiveLife

[Dr. Camille Rodriguez @DrCamilleR]

Have a great holiday weekend all!

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

Columnist Dunstan Nicol-Wilson reflects on an audio journal entry he recorded just three days after his last #sicklecell pain crisis. https://t.co/t4n3KIkzJu

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

Pfizer's #sicklecell treatment efforts falter as drug fails study https://t.co/NJzTkpcThN

[David Owoeye @davoshalom]

Some people do not know that sometimes,
When suffering from acute pain, chronic fatigue, migraine-like headache, mood swings, or other acute events of sickle cell disorder,
We do not know what to do,
To make acute events of sickle cell disorder stop,
So we keep trying many things,
To identify what will work.
At such times,
We are as clues as others,
So, please, be patient with us.

© Diary of a Sickle Cell Warrior.

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

Children with #sicklecelldisease can come together for a week of recreation and learning at Camp Hope in North Carolina. https://t.co/Ck9ov55Lyk

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

Intranasal fentanyl is a feasible, safe, and effective option for managing acute pain episodes in adults with #sicklecelldisease, a study reports. https://t.co/RhwLb9HL6p

[Science Translational Medicine @ScienceTM]

An experimental gene therapy for sickle cell disease shows promise in large animals, researchers engineer an antiviral based on mRNA that shields small animals from SARS-CoV-2, and more in the new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://t.co/NcX0LteddW

[Dr. Camille Rodriguez @DrCamilleR]

First day of school at @FortWorthISD!!!!
Let’s go!
#PublicSchoolProud
#District1

[SCDANTexas @ScdanTexas]

@StJude @FedEx @FedExChamp