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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sanah Shaikh, a Manchester women whose Sickle Cell condition was so painful she once thought it might end her life \u2013 has told of a new revolutionary NHS treatment which has left her \u2018feeling as if she has wings\u2019. To watch Sanah talk about her condition and the new treatment below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sanah also talks about the need to dispel the myth that sickle cell only affects people of\u00a0black 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<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/782604420″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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