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‘I made a promise’: Houston-area man spreads awareness on rare disorder while he searches for donor
Read full article: ‘I made a promise’: Houston-area man spreads awareness on rare disorder while he searches for donorA Houston man is on a mission to stay alive and shine the spotlight on a rare blood disorder.
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More Houston babies born with sickle cell than anywhere else in Texas, according to health officials
Read full article: More Houston babies born with sickle cell than anywhere else in Texas, according to health officialsHOUSTON – Of the estimated 180 Texas babies born each year with sickle cell, a rare genetic blood condition, approximately 40% are in Houston, according to Dr. Titilope Fasipe, chair of the Houston Sickle Cell Collaborative. Kennedy Cooper, of Pearland, is one of the estimated 1,500 children in Houston living with sickle cell. Dr. Fasipe is a sickle cell patient herself. “We know bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell but not everybody has a match. Participants who are impacted personally by sickle cell disease are encouraged to share their stories.