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Sickle Cell Anaemia is a genetic blood disorder that causes blockages in blood vessels in the body causing severe pain,
strokes and other severe complications that can affect the children’s everyday life and their learning ability.
When a child has a stroke it can affect their cognitive learning ability and mobility.
There is no immediate cure for this chronic disease.
The charity from inception has been raising awareness of Stroke in children caused by sickle cell anaemia. This is one
of the complications that can occur between the ages of 2 – 16 years and can have devastating effects on the family.
Many families with that have children affected by Sickle cell and stroke most times, do not know where to get support,
seek advice or get essential information.
That is why we are here - to offer support and help families in their hour of need.
Services do we offer?
- Advice and Information on Sickle cell and Stroke in Children
- SCYSS Club - Saturday club / Playschemes / Music Club
- Monthly Support Group forfamilies
- Talks to groups, workplace, place of worship etc
- Counselling for children and Parents/Carers
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Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder.
Blood cells are shaped like a moon crescent, that does not enable the red blood cell to move easily through the blood vessels. They are stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and gets stuck in the blood vessels causingblockages in the blood vessels that lead to the limbs, organs.
This can cause excruciating pain, serious infections, and organ damage such as chest crises, kidney failure, stroke in children and other severe complications.
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