“Transplant day, it was mixed emotions, I was very tired very weak, but I was elated to see that bone marrow come in my room. The first thing I noticed was that my eyes were white. I had never seen my eyes white ever.” Spencer received a bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease a couple of years ago…

I know it may be hard for people to believe, but I’ve never taken pain medication ever. In dealing with sickle cell, lifestyle matters and through it I believe that I can heal myself. Living with sickle cell disease (hb SS), I do fairly well healthwise. I’ve been vegan since third grade and wrote a book on nutrition and sickle…

My parents traveled a far distance to get a diagnosis for my swollen hands and the pain in my joints. We didn’t have access to a test to determine my genetic status. When they found out I had sickle cell disease at 6 months, they were devastated because they were told no cure was available in Kenya.  The Kenyan government…