approximately 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us die before the age of five. 0ur government do little to help us. even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like outcasts because of misconception and stigma surrounding the disease. i m putting my life on the line to fight this deadly disease. and to dispel the myths that surround it. sickle cell is not witchcraft. it s not it s not ancestral curses. it s something that we can solve. gentle guitar music plays. speaks swahili. 0h, damn! the abnormal sickle shaped red blood cells in my body affect my oxygen levels. one of the biggest problems with sickle cell is oxygen. like, if you don t have sufficient oxygen, so you can only push your body far for a good number of days before you need to really rest. now, he s telling people, this guy has sickle cell, and they don t even know i have sickle cell. i ve been raising awareness abo
Narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Woman architect. Bee keeper. Mentor. A Raymond James Financial Advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. Life well planned. George actually, you dont need vision to do most things in life. Its exciting to be part of a team driving the technology forward. I think thats the most rewarding thing. People who know, know bdo. Narrator funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. And by judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. Announcer and now, bbc news. Lea my name is lea. I may look like a normal 20something. But my life is often consumed by illness. Lea approximately 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. I have sickle cell disease. Up to 90 of us die before the age of five. Our governments do little to help us. Lea and im advocating to those in power to change that. Lea even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often t
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