PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. It’s a time for people to shine a light on the disease and get educated about the need for a universal cure.
Right now, there are two types of treatments that cure sickle cell disease, but there are still more than 100,000 people living with it in the United States.
Up until late last year, five-year-old Aliyah Reid was one of those people living with the disease. Her parents, Anterria and Narada, said the symptoms made them start looking for other options…