Childhood Blood Diseases

Pediatric hematologist/oncologist Jennifer McNeer, MD, provides an introduction to childhood blood disorders, and how these conditions are diagnosed and treated at Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago. Childhood blood disorders include sickle cell disease, aplastic anemia, thalassemia, hemophilia, immunodeficiency syndromes, and more.
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I have Beta Thalassemia Hemoglobin C, I Got them from my Parents Aka they are Genetic, My Mom has Beta Thalassemia and my dad Has Hemoglobin C, I get sick super easily, Low iron, Oxygen and a very low immune System, I have not lived normal at all I have been in and oit of Vanderbilt and I missed a whole lot of school just because of a stomach bug, I was out for 2 weeks, and it was only a stomach bug, there always checking my oxygen levels and It’s horrible, and the worst part is the CoronaVirus, I can’t wear a mask for too long because of my oxygen levels I lose Oxygen very fast and my oxygen is already low. And blood Cells aren’t as big as they should be, not like Sickle Cell they aren’t only half they are smaller, this has been a problem my whole life and it’s very complicated, sorry for spelling errors I don’t feel like checking them, thanks for reading if you did.