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Qualifying for Social Security Disability with Sickle Cell Disease

By Erin Hecht On May 1, 2018 · Add Comment · In Patients and Families - Children, Patients and Families - Featured Resources
Download this page in PDF format: Qualifying for Medical Benefits If you or your child has sickle cell anemia, you may be eligible for financial assistance. The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers aid to people and adults of all ages who are unable to work or participate in typical childhood activities. Sickle cell disease is listed [...]
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Find out what Clinical Trials for Sickle Cell are Taking Place Around the World!

By calovel On December 15, 2015 · Add Comment · In Healthcare Providers - Featured Resources, Patients and Families - Featured Resources, Patients and Families - Medical Information, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals - Featured Articles
A searchable map offered by ClinicalTrials.gov
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What are the complications of Sickle Cell Disease?

By calovel On November 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Patients & Families, Patients and Families - Featured Resources, Patients and Families - Medical Information
What are the possible complications of sickle cell disease, and what can be done to help these complications?
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Stepping Up to Adult Care

By calovel On November 6, 2015 · Add Comment · In Patients & Families, Patients and Families - Children, Patients and Families - Featured Resources
This guide will assist programs in developing and establishing a transition program from pediatric to adult care for youth with chronic medical conditions.
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I Only Cry At Night

By calovel On November 4, 2015 · Add Comment · In Patients & Families, Patients and Families - Books, Patients and Families - Featured Resources, Stories, Art, and Music - Books, Literature, and Reading, Stories, Art, and Music - Featured Resources
Author: P. Allen Jones This is a personal story about overcoming many obstacles including sickle cell disease. P. Allen struggled out of poverty to a federal executive career despite living in pain. This book is an inspiration to anyone, especially those suffering with sickle cell disease.
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A Parents’ Handbook for Sickle Cell Disease

By calovel On November 4, 2015 · Add Comment · In Patients & Families, Patients and Families - Children, Patients and Families - Featured Resources, Patients and Families - Medical Information
From The Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program
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