September - Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month (2012)

It all begins this week.

The New York Mets is sponsoring a wonderful event at Citi Field Stadium on September 8, 2012. New Yorkers will see, hear and support Sickle Cell Disease awareness through their favorite sport, baseball.

On September 15, 2012, The Hina Patel Foundation is sponsoring a Walk/Run to support Sickle Cell Awareness in California.

See pictures of this event at Flickr.com

The month is full of activities and events to bring awareness to sickle cell disease, as well as, much needed funds to many sickle cell disease related non-profit organizations for the services they provide.

Whatever you do this month to support Sickle Cell Disease Awareness, know that there are people suffering all over the world with no voice, no influence or power. They rely on people like you and me to SPEAK OUT, STAND UP, GIVE our TIME, TALENT & MONEY to support awareness and services for people with Sickle Cell Disease.

I don't have a lot of money, but as long as I have breath I will lend my voice, and anything else that doesn't hurt, to people living with Sickle Cell Disease.





Happy September!!!!!!

For more info about Sickle Cell Disease check out www.scinfo.org

2012 - The Year of SCD Awareness

All I can say about the coming year of 2012 is WOW!!!!!.

I have heard more about Sickle Cell Disease in the last six months than I have in the past five years. That is partly due to the tireless voices of SCD patients speaking out, SCD Associations not giving up the fight, and a renewed national commitment from American government agencies like National Institute of Health (NIH/NHLBI)) and Center for Disease Control (CDC).

What the focus seems to be leading toward is psycho-social help and improved care/treatment for adults with SCD. That is a good thing.

Another good thing is the 2012 calendar filling up with events, support services, conferences, and meetings about Sickle Cell and related blood disorders.

Our Voice, the voice of people living with sickle cell disease, will continue to speak out bringing information and education globally. I'm excited about the future so stay tuned. I'll post events as they come my way.

One big event coming January 15, 2012 is Celine Dion at Caesars Palace. She will play a charity show to support Children's Hospital Boston "Play Without Pain Children's Sickle Cell Benefit."

This is a wonderful thing!!!!!



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