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Sickle Cell Prodigy sits at the intersection of medicine, community, and identity. Care for what comes next — together, beyond treatment.
Care for What Comes Next — Together, Beyond Treatment
Redefining survivorship in sickle cell disease—supporting patients and care partners navigating curative therapies. Sickle Cell Prodigy is a patient-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to redefining survivorship for individuals living with sickle cell disease who are exploring or recovering from transformative therapies, including bone mar
Life after treatment can come with adjustments, new health realities, and the process of rediscovering yourself beyond sickle cell.
That’s why survivor voices matter.
Through our Sickle Cell Survivor Database, we’re creating a space to recognize, connect, and amplify the experiences of people who have gone through curative therapies and other survivor journeys.
Your story matters. Your experience matters.
If you identify as a sickle cell survivor, we invite you to join the database through our website and be part of a growing community helping shape the future of sickle cell awareness, care, and support.
Go to www.sicklecellprodigy.org/survivordatabase or check out our IG story.
“A curative therapy can change the course of sickle cell… but it doesn’t mean the journey ends.”
Undergoing curative-intent treatments like stem cell or gene therapy doesn’t always mean:
• the pain completely disappears
• life instantly becomes normal
• every challenge is gone
For many survivors, it marks the beginning of a new chapter.
A chapter of healing, adjustment, and rediscovering who you are beyond sickle cell.
Some may still face new health challenges, long-term complications, or the emotional journey of learning life after treatment.
That’s why survivor stories matter.
Because the conversation about sickle cell shouldn’t stop at treatment — it should include life after it too.
💜 Every survivor experience deserves to be seen, heard, and understood.
Join our survivor database using the link in bio.
03/10/2026
An AI tool delivering free, expert-level answers to sickle cell questions — especially for communities where reliable information is hard to access.
At Sickle Cell Prodigy, we are always looking for ways to serve the community positively and provide resources that truly make a difference.
That commitment is why we partnered with the Sickle Cell Information and Knowledge Network to bring SickleCellPedia to our platform.
Now you can ask questions about sickle cell and get trusted answers instantly.
Because the community deserves accessible knowledge, support, and empowerment.
Try it today on our website, sicklecellprodigy.org
03/08/2026
We celebrate the women who lead, care, advocate, and inspire in the sickle cell community.
Happy International Women’s Day.
03/06/2026
Here’s a question we should be asking about Vertex’s curative-intent therapy:
Why have so few patients actually received it?
According to this article by Stat+ BioTech, more than two years after the approval of Casgevy, only about 60 patients worldwide have been treated.
One unexpected barrier?
They can’t collect enough cells to create the treatment.
To make Casgevy, doctors need to retrieve blood stem cells from patients and send them off to Vertex to be gene edited with CRISPR and then returned for re-infusion. But retrieval, that first, seemingly routine step, has been among the hardest.
This raises an important conversation for the sickle cell community:
Are we celebrating breakthroughs before systems are ready to deliver them to patients?
Gene therapy is groundbreaking.
But access, logistics, timelines, and patient eligibility still matter.
So we want to hear from you 👇
What do you think is the biggest barrier to curative sickle cell treatments right now?
• Cost
• Treatment complexity
• Limited treatment centers
• Eligibility requirements
• Something else?
Let’s talk about it.
SickleCellWarrior SickleCellCommunity
03/04/2026
And when the topic is about the strongest people we know, we will talk about people living with chronic illness like sickle cell.
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03/03/2026
Caregiver Appreciation Day Giveaway! 🎉🎉
We believe caregivers are the quiet backbone of the sickle cell community—advocates, coordinators, emotional anchors, and fierce protectors.
Today, we honor Maite Rodriguez - Mom, Wife, Social Worker, and Author - who walked through her daughter’s transplant journey with so much strength.
Also, we are giving away her children book “Just Like The Moon” (English and Spanish edition).
Visit www.sicklecellprodigy.org/caregivercommunity to win a copy.
Curative-intent therapy doesn’t erase every impact of sickle cell.
For many survivors of gene therapy or bone marrow transplant, the journey doesn’t end after treatment. The body still carries years of damage — and new changes from chemotherapy or radiation can bring their own adjustments, from chronic pain to shifts in digestion and nutrition.
Every survivorship story is different.
But one truth remains: life after cure still needs care, support, and understanding.
You don’t have to navigate survivorship alone.
Join our sickle cell survivor database today — link in bio & stories.
03/01/2026
New month
New beginning
New ideas
Sickle Cell Prodigy welcomes you to March.
Our Rebrand Series is back, episode two.
Today, our co-founder Wunmi Bakare answered the question “Who do we serve?”
At Sickle Cell Prodigy, we are dedicated to redefining survivorship, and our three core audience are Pre-Therapy Warriors, Post-Therapy Survivors, and Care Partners.
Our Pre-Therapy Warriors are warriors considering gene therapy or bone marrow transplants. We guide you through every step of treatment from your decision making process to getting treatment.
Our Post-Therapy Survivors have gone through a treatment option but need help getting back into life. We provide resources and also connect you with other survivors.
Our Care Partners are also dear to us because they were there all along the treatment journey.
There is something for you whichever stage you are in. Learn about treatment options on our website.
For survivors, join our survivor database to connect with other survivors.
For years, sickle cell care focused only on managing pain.
Today, curative-intent treatment are changing that story. However, many people living with sickle cell don’t fully understand the process of gene therapy or bone marrow transplant.
If you are warrior considering gene therapy but don’t know where to start, Sickle Cell Prodigy is here for you.
Go to sicklecellprodigy/wheretostart to learn more about treatment options.
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