((ASHLEI)) NEARLY 10THOUSAND
AMERICANS ARE IMPACTED BY
SICKLE CELL DISEASE. THIS
MORNING... WE WANT TO EDUCATE
YOU ABOUT THE ILLNESS. TASHA
NUNERLEY, LEIGH ANN WILSON AND
COLLIN MONTGOMERY JOIN US NOW.
TASHA... YOU'RE THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR SICKLE CELL OF
ARKANSAS. TELL ME ABOUT THIS
NOPROFIT AND WHAT YOU ALL
DO. 1. What is sickle cell
disease?. Most common
inherited blood disorder.
Causes healthy red blood cells
to be misshapen. The shape
closely resembles that of a
crescent moon or old farming
tool known as the sickle 2.
How does sickle cell affect
the body?. Healthy RBCs are
responsible for carrying
oxygen throughout the body to
all of the organs and tissues
. As Sickled RBCs travel
through small blood vessels,
they get stuck and clog the
blood flow resulting in pain,
infection, and damage/death of
organs and tissues 3. How does
a person get sickle cell
disease?. The disease is
inherited from both parents i.
If both parents have SCT there
is a: ii. 50 % chance that the
child will have trait iii. 25%
chance that any child of
theirs will have SCD 4. Are
African American's the only
race
((PAT)) AS MANY AS 1 IN 9 MEN
