Sanah Shaikh, a Manchester women whose Sickle Cell condition was so painful she once thought it might end her life – has told of a new revolutionary NHS treatment which has left her ‘feeling as if she has wings’. To watch Sanah talk about her condition and the new treatment below.
Sanah also talks about the need to dispel the myth that sickle cell only affects people of black Caribbean and black African background. Sickle Cell is a genetic blood disorder that can also affect people from a Greek, Italian, Arab and Asian background. To read the full article click here