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Empowering Families and Supporting Communities
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Project
Quick Facts
Traits are healthy carriers of sickle cell and thalassaemia, most people who carry the trait do not know they have it.
Treatments are improving quickly- people can live a long life if they receive the right treatment.
Because sickle cell and thalassaemia are genetic diseases they can occur in any population.
You only get sickle cell or thalassaemia by inheriting genes from your parents.
It is just as important for men to get screened as it is for women.
You can't tell you are a carrier unless you have a blood test.
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Upcoming Events
- Online: Coping Through Difficult TimesWed 22 OctGoogle Meet
- Exploring Space with VRMon 27 OctBob Jones Community Hub
- Activities at the Leather MuseumWed 29 OctWalsall Leather Museum
- Virtual Reality Wellbeing for ParentsThu 13 NovGraiseley Family Hub
- Walk, Talk and Coffee- West ParkFri 21 NovWest Park







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