National Sickle Cell Month

The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) has named September National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. September is known as "back to school' month, and the SCDAA has dedicated this time period to host month long events to educate people about the disease snd have fundraising activities to find better treatments. Sickle Cell Anemia is a condition in which the body makes "sickle-shaped" or "c" shaped red blood cells, which inhibits the travel of these cells throughout the body. These sickle cells are sticky and tend to form clumps in the blood vessels, blocking blood flow to limbs and organs which causes organ damage and serious infection.