Lena Harvey

Growing up, I always knew my blood would be my highest hurdle. Imagine being made to carry your enemy inside of you. All the while it destroys you from the inside...

One of the very first things one learns when introduced to a person with sickle cell disease (SCD) is that a pain crisis could strike at any time. As a...

Having survived 30-plus years of the inner, physical harshness that came with my sickle cell anemia, I have often been asked what a pain crisis feels like. Those who are...

Editor’s note: As of September 2024, Oxbryta® (voxelotor) has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market by the manufacturer due to safety concerns. Pfizer, the manufacturer of Oxbryta, has also ceased...

As of today, there are more treatment options, curative therapies, clinical trials, and studies to go around. Luckily, I've witnessed what the past ten years alone have yielded. Humans have...

To anyone who may witness me in a pain crisis, please do not judge me in my worst moment. Living with a chronic illness, especially one as painful as sickle...