Hope and Destiny: A Patient's and Parent's Guide to Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait

An up-to-date, informative, and personal discussion of sickle-cell anemia, this guide provides information on medically proven methods of treatment along with patient vignettes. Written primarily for African Americans, who comprise the majority of the victims of sickle-cell anemia, this handbook examines the complex issues that surround this genetic disease.