Seeing Past the Stigma: Understanding Life with Sickle Cell Disease

Seeing Past the Stigma: Understanding Life with Sickle Cell Disease

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“Hemophilia” – a Disease that May Not Be Cured But Opportunities for a Good Life Are Still Possible

Patients suffering from Hemophilia, a genetic disease that lasts throughout one’s lifetime and has no long-term cure can still expect a quality of life.  A Chula medical specialist recommends preventive replacement factor treatment that uses an application to record abnormal bleeding along with regular communication with one’s physician. Bleeding when one is wounded is a common occurrence for everyone.  Yet there are cases where a person experi…