“On December 4th, 2008 our lives changed forever as we received the news that our beautiful baby girl had sickle cell. Our first reaction was, Sickle What? However, once the shock wore off, our goal has been to ensure that all newly diagnosed families can readily find easy answers. Our daughter breaks the mold of the face of sickle cell with her fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. She really brings home the concept that sickle cell is colorblind. It's a blood thing not a race thing.” - Lisa Rose, Mother & founder of @hopeforscd We are starting off September’s Sickle Cell Is Global - Faces of Sickle Cell Campaign with one of our favorite little sickle cell warriors, Sophia. She diminishes stereotypes regarding what an individual with sickle cell disease looks like. #SickleCell101 #sicklecellawareness #HopeforSCD
