Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Seattle mom's nonprofit to host blood drive in CD

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, putting a spotlight on a disease the CDC says impacts nearly 100,000 Americans.

African-Americans are disproportionately affected by sickle cell disease, including the daughter of KD Hall , who says her 8-year-old daughter KJ lives with a version of the disease.

 

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