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Sickle cell gala touts critical care

By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer The day before he was to appear as the poster child of the year for the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation, Derrick James spent the day at a hospital being […]

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Surviving sickle cell

Parents explain pain, hope of children living with disease By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Many parents of children who have sickle cell anemia have watched as their children suffered unrelenting episodes of pain in […]