Studies have shown that daily doses of hydroxyurea decrease the number of painful crises a person may experience and lengthen their life span as well,

And if my heart be scarred and burned,
The safer, I, for all I learned.

What we give them is the equivalent of a catered experience of being in a band.

I think sometimes it makes you sicker than what you really are to take so much medication.

Then I also contracted Hepatitis C from all of the blood transfusions I was getting because of my crazy kidneys. The doctors said that one of the donors probably had such a slight case that they were not able to detect it during the screening process.

I do not feel like I was gypped in my life at all. I actually feel as though I was given a special gift.It made me see my life and my family in a different light.