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30th Anniversary Campaign "Two Drops of Love" our objectives are to: Increase Awareness of sickle cell disease. Encourage genetic literacy. Promote the services offered by the SCDAD. Secure donations to fund ongoing service to the sickle cell community. Help affected individuals.
Sickle Cell Stamp
dedicated in Dallas on October, 13, 2004. The Sickle Cell
Association of Dallas joined Congress woman Johnson and the
US Postal Service in dedicating the new Sickle Cell Disease
Awareness stamp in a special ceremony.
SCDAD provides screening and testing to identify individuals
who may carry the sickle cell trait. Our public outreach
program is designed to educate the public about sickle cell
and the services that we provide.
Sickle Cell Anemia is a disease in which the body makes
sickle-shaped red blood cells. Sickle-shaped means that the
red blood cells are shaped like a "C." Normal red blood
cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes
in the center. They move easily through your blood vessels.
Red blood cells contain the protein hemoglobin. This iron
rich protein gives blood its red color and carries oxygen
from the lungs to the rest of the body.
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