Macon hospital celebrates Sickle Cell Anemia awareness month

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – SEPTEMBER IS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AWARENESS MONTH. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN MACON IS CELEBRATING THE MONTH BY HONORING THEIR PATIENT FIGHTERS.

ONE YEAR OLD ANDRE HUNT JR. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA IN MARCH. HIS MOTHER TELLS US THAT HE HAD A SEVERE CRISIS IN WHICH HIS ENTIRE BODY BEGAN TO SWELL FOLLOWED BY INTENSE PAIN.

BOTH HIM AND HIS PARENTS ARE LEARNING WAYS TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE AND PREVENT FUTURE CRISIS.