Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) face challenges their peers without the disease may never know. These challenges range from missing days of school, to not able to participate in some physical activities to experiencing stigma due to delayed puberty, stroke, yellow eyes, bone and joint damage, and frequent hospitalizations, etc.
Furthermore, due to sickle cell disease complications, some may not be able to achieve as they would like to and underachievement may also trigger anxiety, fear, and other mental health-related issues.
