But one 7-year-old boy who has sickle cell and was stricken with COVID-19, has recovered.
Nasir’s mother says the entire medical team took really good care of Nasir despite of his sickle cell.
In sickle cell disease patients, a blood transfusion is used to provide normal red blood cells to the patient’s body.
Red blood cell transfusions help lessen anemia and reduce the blood’s viscosity, allowing it to flow more freely and ease disease symptoms and prevent complications.
According to The Sickle Cell Society website, family members and caregivers of people with sickle cell disease should
