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Join Carla Lewis, CEO of Kids Conquering Sickle Cell Disease Foundation and Rae Blaylark, CEO of Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota for the Empowered Caregivers Forum.

Host Carla Lewis and Rae Blaylark are mother’s of children born with sickle cell disease. We welcome you to join a forum created to support, educate and share resources with parents/caregivers of a child/children or young adult with sickle cell disease/ trait or thalassemia. The forum will provide a safe place for parents to share & ask questions bridging the gap to important conversations.

Sessions are scheduled 7:30am PT/ 9:30 am CT/ 10:30 am ET – There are three scheduled dates:

Session I May 2: Sickle Cell Disease & Trait: What should know about Anemia & Iron Deficiency.

Session II July 18: Beyond the Crisis: The New Era of Transformative/ Curative Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease – Progress of Gene Therapy and BMT

Session III Oct 3: What should you about blood and exchange transfusions: Purpose, Preparation, & Procedure

Each session will offer guest speakers and a Q & A discussion session.

Register for all sessions separately: Registration is open and available on Eventbrite.

Present participants are entered in a drawing for two $50 gift cards.