Sickle cell disease is debilitating – still, patients struggle to receive care in Acadiana

Like a sledgehammer pounding your joints into a concrete floor: That’s how Xiomara Ellis-Leleux describes the pain brought on by her sickle cell disease. “It’s like your bones are almost being crushed from the inside out,” Ellis said. Despite those debilitating symptoms, patients like Ellis say they struggle…

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