Tiffany’s Story: Living with and Managing Sickle Cell Disease

This video shows how Tiffany, a mother and student, has coped with having sickle cell disease. Tiffany is living with the most severe form of sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia. After giving birth to her daughter, Tiffany became very sick and was admitted to the hospital many times. In 2009, she began treatment with a medicine called hydroxyurea. Although Tiffany’s brother had taken hydroxyurea and had many side effects, Tiffany’s experience with it has been more successful. Learn more about how she is managing sickle cell anemia and living a healthy lifestyle story by watching this video.