Sickling Cases: A Case Study

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It wasn’t until a hospital visit in May 2014 that I was transferred from Stevenson Memorial to the Toronto General Hospital in Toronto which specialize in sickling cases. I have been dealing with TGH since that transfer and haven’t experienced sickling pain or crisis since. It was during their care that my diagnosis went from a trait to a confirmed disease of sickle cell beta thalassemia.
At this time, the damage caused due to lack of care and misdiagnosis range from collapsing bones to eye hemorrhaging, all due to lack of oxygen to vital parts of the body caused by these mismanaged crisis episodes over the years. I am now having to reverse or prevent further damage with the help of the right professionals and specialists at TGH who actually

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